Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Imaginología por resonancia magnética con perfusión
Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (per-FYOO-zhun mag-NEH-tik REH-zoh-nants IH-muh-jing)
A special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that uses an injected dye in order to see blood flow through tissues. Also called magnetic resonance perfusion imaging.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.