Four different studies done in the past decade using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) all found a slight reduction in the size of four regions of the brain: the corpus callosum, the basal ganglia, the frontal lobes, and the cerebellar vermis.

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MRI, which stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging, is a radiology technique which uses magnetism, radio waves, and a computer to produce a range of images of the body.

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Then at about age 73, 700 study participants were given a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scan.

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In addition, Techniques like Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are going to unravel the mystery of the neuron jungle.

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Twenty one people, who were all normal weight, were shown pictures of calorie packed foods while they were positioned in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine at Imperial College London.

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Researchers have to be educated about how to use the stem cells, how to prepare their laboratories for the research and how to read all the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the patients in the same way.

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He added that decisions to carry out procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and invasive tests such as lumbar punctures and colonoscopies - which form a central part of GMC case - were made by one of his colleagues.

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