MRI
No x-rays are involved, which is one reason this scan is used so heavily in neurology, orthopedics and pediatric imaging.
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14 matches3T MRI
A procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to make detailed pictures of areas inside the body.
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A procedure in which radio waves and a powerful magnet linked to a computer are used to create detailed pictures of areas inside the body.
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A shared vocabulary and a numbered ending for breast imaging reports, built so the same words mean the same thing everywhere.
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A dye or other substance that helps show abnormal areas inside the body.
Read definitiongadolinium texaphyrin
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer.
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A substance used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to help make clear pictures of the brain, spine, heart, soft tissue of joints, and inside bones.
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Having the same intensity as another object.
Read definitionmagnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
A noninvasive imaging method that provides information about cellular activity (metabolic information).
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A synthetic radiopaque liquid form of perfluorooctyl bromide.
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A special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that uses an injected dye in order to see blood flow through tissues.
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A noninvasive imaging method that provides information about cellular activity (metabolic information).
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A type of wave made when an electric field and a magnetic field are combined.
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A scanner is an imaging instrument, such as a CT, MRI, or ultrasound machine, that produces detailed pictures of internal body structures.
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