Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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The principle of functional MRI imaging is to take a series of images of an organ in quick succession and to statistically analyze the images for differences among them. Most commonly used in studies of brain function.
Synonyms: fMRI Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Functional MRI FUNCTIONAL MRI functional magnetic resonance imaging
Term information
NCIT_C66830, NCIT_C61410, NCIT_C118169, NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C85492
A type of MRI that takes a series of images of an organ in quick succession and statistically analyzes the differences between the images.
A noninvasive tool used to observe functioning in the brain or other organs by detecting changes in chemical composition, blood flow, or both.