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magnetic resonance imaging
(Encyclopedia)magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to produce cross-sectional images of organs and other internal body structures. The patient lies...Einstein Observatory
(Encyclopedia)Einstein Observatory: see X-ray astronomy. ...eccentricity
(Encyclopedia)eccentricity, in astronomy: see orbit. ...COBE
(Encyclopedia)COBE: see infrared astronomy.filament
(Encyclopedia)filament, in astronomy: see chromosphere. ...IRAS
(Encyclopedia)IRAS: see infrared astronomy.granule
(Encyclopedia)granule, in astronomy: see photosphere. ...NICMOS
(Encyclopedia)NICMOS: see infrared astronomy.twinkling
(Encyclopedia)twinkling, in astronomy: see seeing. ...SOFIA
(Encyclopedia)SOFIA: see infrared astronomy.Browse by Subject
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