MacMahon

American

[mak-ma-awn] / mak maˈɔ̃ /

noun

Marie Edmé Patrice Maurice Count de Duke of Magenta, 1808–93, president of France 1873–79.

Macmahon British

/ makmaɔ̃ /

noun

Marie Edme Patrice Maurice (mari ɛdmə patris mɔris), Comte de Macmahon. 1808–93, French military commander. He commanded the troops that suppressed the Paris Commune (1871) and was elected president of the Third Republic (1873–79)

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But now, Prof MacMahon and the Mater's AI research fellow Paul Banahan have trained a trial AI model to create a "synthetic MRI" from CT scans, to immediately triage patients with suspected spinal injuries.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

That will "severely delay" applying AI to spot potential diseases and improve clinical care, points out Prof MacMahon.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2025

Played by Madeleine MacMahon, who gives her a nervous likability, Sophie would seem to have arrived at a joyous time in life.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

The night ended with Dillon Brooks being approached in the Grizzlies’ locker room by ESPN’s Tim MacMahon with an interview request.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2023

I’d learnt a long time ago that Mr. MacMahon didn’t mean nothing bad when he called you laddy.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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