magnetic resonance imaging

/mægˌnɛdɪk ˌrɛzənəns ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/

/mægˈnɛtɪk ˈrɛzənɪnts ˈɪmədʒɪŋ/

Definitions of magnetic resonance imaging

1. noun

   the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
   synonyms: MRI

   types:

   fMRI, functional magnetic resonance imaging

   a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain

   BOLD FMRI, blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging

   functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation

   type of:

   imaging, tomography

   (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body