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functional magnetic-resonance imaging

functional magnetic-resonance imaging is the alternative form of functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Meaning of functional magnetic resonance imaging

Noun

functional magnetic resonance imaging (uncountable, abbreviation fMRI)

  1. A form of magnetic resonance imaging that records the flow of blood to areas of the brain when the patient is undertaking a specific neural activity.
    • The women underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures changes in blood flow that happen with brain activity, while being shown images of their grandchild, another child they didn’t know, an adult they didn’t know, and the same-sex parent of their grandchild.2021 November 19, Madeline Holcombe, “Is your mom warmer with her grandkids than with you? A new study says blame biology”, in CNN

Questions about functional magnetic-resonance imaging

What is functional magnetic-resonance imaging the alternative form of?
Functional magnetic-resonance imaging is the alternative form of functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Words near functional magnetic-resonance imaging in the dictionary

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  5. functional magnetic resonance imaging
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  7. functional medicine
  8. functional MR imaging
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  10. functional necrophilia
  11. functional neurological disorder

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