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MRI

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++MRI /ˌem ɑːr ˈaɪ/ noun medical  1. [uncountable] (magnetic resonance imaging) the process of using strong magnetic fields to make a picture of the inside of someone’s body for medical reasons 磁共振成像 CT scan, X-ray2 [countable] a picture of the inside of someone’s body produced with MRI equipment 磁共振成像照片 Brian had an MRI taken Sunday. 布赖恩星期天拍了磁共振。
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MRIThe tumor was discovered after an MRI during the actress' annual physical Monday.Spencer may play against the Nuggets, pending the results of X-rays and an MRI...We have already shown that this type of imaging technique can overcome the problems of conventional MRI.The researchers used functional MRI to scan 14 healthy people while they listened to two types of jokes.Numerous studies published over recent years have shown the potential advantages of MRI for staging pelvic tumours.The efficacy of MRI for evaluating tumours in the chest is not yet clear.Quantitative MRI showed a reduction in volume of the epileptogenic hippocampus compared to the contralateral hippocampus.
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MRI
MRI /ˌem ɑːr ˈaɪ/ noun medical
1. [uncountable] (magnetic resonance imaging) the process of using strong magnetic fields to make a picture of the inside of someone’s body for medical reasons ⇨ CT scan, X-ray
2. [countable] a picture of the inside of someone’s body produced with MRI equipment:
    Brian had an MRI taken Sunday.


MRIBrE /ˌem ɑːr ˈaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌem ɑːr ˈaɪ/ 🔊 abbreviation (medical 医学) magnetic resonance imaging (a method of using a strong magnetic field to produce an image of the inside of a person's body) 磁共振成像;磁力共振成像an MRI scan磁共振成像扫描