Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: December 1, 2025

Id	http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID10312 http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID10312
Preferred Name	magnetic resonance imaging
Definitions	Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. [MeSH]
Synonyms	MRI MR MR imaging
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

prefLabel	magnetic resonance imaging magnetic resonance imaging
label	magnetic resonance imaging
RadLexID	RID10312
Source	Playbook
type	http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID10312 http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#NamedIndividual http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
Acronym	MRI
Definition	Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. [MeSH]
Member_Of	http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID10342
Synonym	MR MR imaging
prefixIRI	RID:RID10312
ExternalRefID	UMLS:C0024485
subClassOf	http://www.radlex.org/RID/RID10311

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