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What does mri stand for?
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MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; an imaging technique to visualize the soft tissues.
Answered 11/29/2014
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Magnetic Resonance : Magnetic resonance imagining. Basically an MRI puts your body in a magnetic field which causes electrons and protons to allign in certain ways and special sensors and lots of computer power create a picture of whatever is being scanned. Neat huh? No x-rays are involved with an mri.
Answered 4/25/2015
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