blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging
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resonancia magnética funcional dependiente del nivel de oxigenación de la sangre
- Researchers used blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging to assess the patient's brain response to visual stimuli.
Examples
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Many neuroscience studies rely on blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging to map cognitive processes in the brain.
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The development of blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging revolutionized our understanding of neural activation patterns.
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The blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging technique is non-invasive.
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Can blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging help diagnose mental health disorders?
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Many neuroscience studies rely on blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate how different brain regions are activated during specific tasks.
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Researchers utilized blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging to monitor the changes in brain function while subjects viewed various images.
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The blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging technique provides valuable insights into the areas of the brain involved in decision-making.
Synonyms
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A brain scan that shows activity by measuring blood flow with strong magnets
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A way to see brain activity by measuring blood flow using a big machine with magnets
A brain scan that shows which parts are active by measuring blood oxygen changes
Surface Forms
Morphology
blood-oxygenation + level + dependent + functional + magnetic + resonance + imaging
The phrase is compositionally built: 'blood-oxygenation level dependent' modifies 'functional magnetic resonance imaging', so a speaker who knows the parts can parse it as an MRI method that depends on blood oxygenation levels. However, the full meaning (that it measures brain activity via blood-oxygenation changes) requires domain-specific knowledge about MRI and the physiological link between blood oxygenation and neural activity, which a B1 learner knowing the words would not reliably infer.
Etymology
Blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging literally describes how it works: when a part of the brain is active it needs more blood-oxygenation, and the magnetic resonance imaging machine detects those level-dependent changes. So the name means a kind of MRI that shows 'brain activity' by following oxygen changes in the blood.