magnetic resonance angiography

British

noun

MRA. a form of magnetic resonance imaging in which either the injection of a magnetic resonance contrast agent or the movement of the blood provides information of value in diagnosis

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Translation: magnetic resonance angiography for a possible transient ischemic attack.

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The test, a CT angiogram, involves X-ray radiation, which poses a far greater health risk than the nonionizing radiation employed in the magnetic resonance angiography scan that the patient underwent.

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But the new test, magnetic resonance angiography, had uncovered something.

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Jared was sent for magnetic resonance angiography, advanced imaging of his head and neck.

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