magnetic resonance imaging
Diagnostic imaging technique
Magnetic resonance imaging is a medical scanning 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, it involves no ionizing radiation.
Usually abbreviated MRI: The doctor ordered an MRI of her knee.
The patient lies inside a large cylindrical machine during the scan.
Device that reads data
- coilWound circular arrangement
- boreTiresome individual or drill
- gantryOverhead spanning framework
- shimThin piece for leveling
cryogen · helium · superconducting · table · quench
Lanthanide, atomic number sixty-four
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- paramagneticWeakly attracted to magnets
- chelateBind metals in rings
- intravenousInto the vein
uptake · washout · perfusion · permeability · extravasation · bolus · accumulation · leakage
Ordered succession of elements
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- DTIObligations over earnings
Visualizing nervous system structure
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- musculoskeletalPertaining to muscles and bones
- abdominalOf the belly region
- pelvicOf the hip girdle
breast · spine · fetal · prostate · liver · brain · joint · oncologic
Brief visual sweep
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- lesionArea of pathological change
- abnormalityDeviation from expected state
- detectionAct of finding something
assessment · evaluation · diagnosis · screening · interpretation · radiologist · pathology · staging
Positive nuclear particles
- nucleiCentral parts of atoms
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- relaxationState of being unwound
- T1Highest rank designation
T2 · precession · radiofrequency · Tesla · gradient · field · coil · echo
scanner
Device that reads data
gadolinium
Lanthanide, atomic number sixty-four
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- paramagneticWeakly attracted to magnets
- chelateBind metals in rings
intravenous · uptake · washout · perfusion · permeability · extravasation · bolus · accumulation · leakage
sequence
Ordered succession of elements
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- functionalAble to operate correctly
neuroimaging
Visualizing nervous system structure
- cardiacPertaining to the heart
- musculoskeletalPertaining to muscles and bones
- abdominalOf the belly region
pelvic · breast · spine · fetal · prostate · liver · brain · joint · oncologic · vascular
scan
Brief visual sweep
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- lesionArea of pathological change
- abnormalityDeviation from expected state
detection · assessment · evaluation · diagnosis · screening · interpretation · radiologist · pathology · staging · localization
protons
Positive nuclear particles
- nucleiCentral parts of atoms
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- relaxationState of being unwound
T1 · T2 · precession · radiofrequency · Tesla · gradient · field · coil · echo · hydrogen
- magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imagingX-ray
Penetrating diagnostic beam
computed tomography · radiography · CT scan · fluoroscopy · PET scan
magnetic resonance imagingexploratory surgery
biopsy · endoscopy · laparoscopy · physical examination · palpation
magnetic, resonance, imaging, magnet, magnets, magnetism, magnetize, magnetized, magnetizing