neuroimaging

neuroimaging
neu·ro·im·ag·ing .n(y)u̇r-ō-'im-ə-jiŋ n a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron-emission tomography) also imaging of the brain by these techniques

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neu·ro·imag·ing (noorґo-im″ə-jing) the use of radiographic studies and magnetic resonance imaging to detect structural abnormalities in the central nervous system.

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