diagnostic imaging
Medical body pictures
Diagnostic imaging refers to medical techniques that create visual representations of the body's interior for clinical analysis.
This includes X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, ultrasounds, and nuclear medicine.
The term distinguishes imaging used for diagnosis from therapeutic or cosmetic applications: The doctor ordered diagnostic imaging to check for fractures.
- X-rayPenetrating diagnostic beam
- fluoroscopyContinuous X-ray video imaging
- barium swallowRadiological gastrointestinal examination
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
full body scan · brain scan · bone scan · cancer detection · radiology · reading room · mammography · SPECT · PET scan · tomography · ultrasound · waiting room · prenatal screening · machine · gown · sonogram · technician · hold your breath
- Health Careersdoctor, nurse practitioner, nursing, physician, surgeon
- imagingcamera, digital camera, MRI, pixel, pixels
- Medical Advancespenicillin, vaccine, X-ray, insulin pump, pacemaker
- vet clinicveterinarian, pet hospital, vet assistant, exam table, waiting rooms
- medical imagingCT scan, MRI, X-ray, PET scan, MRI scan
- radiologyX-ray, CT scan, MRI machine, MRI, radiologist
diagnostic imagingexploratory surgery
endoscopy · catheterization · needle biopsy · lumbar puncture · tissue biopsy
diagnostic imagingphysical examination
Medical evaluation of body
palpation · hands-on assessment · clinical examination · auscultation · percussion
diagnostic imagingradiation therapy
Ionizing beams treating malignancies
treatment · surgical treatment · chemotherapy · medical treatment · corrective surgery