MRI

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  magnetic resonance imaging \mag*net"ic res"on*ance im"ag*ing\ n.
     (Medicine)
     a medical diagnostic procedure utilizing the phenomenon of
     {nuclear magnetic resonance} to generate images of internal
     parts of the body. It depends on the differential absorption
     of electromagnetic radiation by different types of living


     tissue in a magnetic field. It is complementary to X-ray
     imaging in that the softer tissue show more prominently in
     magnetic resonance images, rather than bone, as with X-rays.
     It is a non-invasive procedure, allowing such images to be
     obtained without penetration of the tissue by objects. It is
     abbreviated {MRI}. As with {computerized tomography}, the
     results are usually presented as images of sequential planar
     sections of that part of the body of concern to the
     physician.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  MRI
       n : the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce
           proton density images [syn: {magnetic resonance imaging}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  MRI
       
          1.  {Magnetic Resonance Imaging}.
       
          2. {Measurement Requirements and Interface}.