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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2007-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
OBS

... when the technique was being developed for use in health care the connotation of the word "nuclear" was felt to be too negative and was left out of the accepted name.

PHR

Nuclear magnetic resonance image of abdomen, head, tissue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imagerie par résonance magnétique
DEF

Image de la répartition dans l'organisme de certains atomes à partir de leur résonance magnétique nucléaire (RMN).

OBS

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

Spanish

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