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nuclear magnetic resonance imaging [also called NMRI]

(noo-klee-ER mag-NET-ik REZ-uh-nens IM-ej-ing)

A magnet hooked up to a computer is used to make pictures of areas inside the body. This is an older term for MRI.

Read about breast MRI.

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