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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING [2 records]

Record 1 2007-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
DEF

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.

OBS

These pictures can show the difference between normal and diseased tissue. NMRI makes better images of organs and soft tissue than other scanning techniques, such as CT or X-ray. NMRI [is] especially useful for imaging the brain, spine, the soft tissue of joints, and the inside of bones.

OBS

The technique [is] called magnetic resonance imaging rather than nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) because of the negative connotations associated with the word nuclear ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie par résonance magnétique
DEF

Technique d'exploration de l'organisme qui utilise un puissant champ magnétique et des ondes radio pour générer par ordinateur une image détaillée de tissus mous.

OBS

Dans le domaine médical, le terme «imagerie par résonance magnétique» est préféré à «imagerie par résonance magnétique nucléaire» à cause de la connotation négative du mot «nucléaire».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tomografía por resonancia magnética
DEF

[Procedimiento que] permite obtener una imagen anatómica digital de la región que se ha de estudiar, por la resonancia de los átomos de hidrógeno de las moléculas de los tejidos sometidos a los efectos de un campo magnético. Se considera como el procedimiento más efectivo para el diagnóstico del cáncer de cabeza o cuello.

OBS

MRI: siglas en inglés de Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

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Record 2 2000-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
OBS

Health Services and Promotion Branch Publications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Imagerie par résonance magnétique
OBS

Publication de Santé Canada.

Spanish

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