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  1. MRI (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING) 
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  3. A method of creating images of the body using a magnetic field and radio waves rather than x- rays. Although the images are similar to those of CT scans, they can be taken in all three directions (planes) rather than just in cross-sections. There is no x-ray exposure.
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