MRIs
Detailed body scans
MRIs is the plural of MRI, which stands for magnetic resonance imaging—a medical imaging technique that uses powerful magnets and radio waves to create detailed pictures of organs and tissues inside the body.
Unlike X-rays or CT scans, MRIs don't use ionizing radiation: The doctor ordered MRIs of her knee and spine.
The term refers both to the procedure and to the resulting images.
Brief visual sweep
- imagingProducing visual representations
- radiologistDoctor analyzing medical images
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- detectionAct of finding something
screening · findings · contrast · lesion · tumor · abnormality · pathology · interpretation
Scheduled time for something
- claustrophobiaDread of enclosed areas
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
- earplugsInsertable sound blockers
headphones · stillness · breath-hold · duration · contrast · injection · gadolinium · gown
Device that reads data
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- teslaMagnetic flux density unit
- coilWound circular arrangement
- gradientRate of change across space
radiofrequency · pulse · sequence · resolution · signal · artifact · noise · calibration
Magnetic neural activity imaging
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- activationSetting into operation
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- connectivityState of being linked
volumetric · longitudinal · biomarker · quantitative · analysis · preprocessing · statistical · paradigm
scan
Brief visual sweep
- imagingProducing visual representations
- radiologistDoctor analyzing medical images
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
detection · screening · findings · contrast · lesion · tumor · abnormality · pathology · interpretation · report
appointment
Scheduled time for something
- claustrophobiaDread of enclosed areas
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- tubeHollow cylindrical passage
earplugs · headphones · stillness · breath-hold · duration · contrast · injection · gadolinium · gown · preparation
scanner
Device that reads data
- magnetObject producing attractive field
- teslaMagnetic flux density unit
- coilWound circular arrangement
gradient · radiofrequency · pulse · sequence · resolution · signal · artifact · noise · calibration · Siemens
brain
Seat of cognition
cardiac · abdominal · pelvic · lumbar · cervical · joint · ligament · meniscus · disc · vessel
fMRI
Magnetic neural activity imaging
- neuroimagingVisualizing nervous system structure
- activationSetting into operation
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
connectivity · volumetric · longitudinal · biomarker · quantitative · analysis · preprocessing · statistical · paradigm · cognitive
- medical costsmedical bills, hospital bills, prescription costs, hospital costs, medical expenses
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
MRIsX-rays
Short-wavelength penetrating light
radiographs · CT scans · fluoroscopy · PET scans · mammography
physical examination · palpation · biopsies · visual inspection · endoscopy
- MRI scanMagnetic body imaging procedure
- MRI scannerMagnetic imaging device
- MRI machineMagnetic medical imaging apparatus
- brain MRIMagnetic imaging of head
- MRI techMedical scanner operator
- MRI technologyNon-invasive internal body scanner