medical imaging
Internal body visualization
Medical imaging refers to techniques that create visual representations of the body's interior for diagnosis or treatment.
X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds are common forms.
The field has expanded from simple radiographs to three-dimensional reconstructions and real-time visualization: The medical imaging showed a small tumor on her kidney.
Penetrating diagnostic beam
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
mammography · fluoroscopy · angiography · echocardiography · SPECT · radiography · tomography · sonography
Doctor analyzing medical images
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- findingConclusion from investigation
- impressionEffect on the mind
- differential diagnosisSystematic comparison of possible conditions
report · annotation · measurement · staging · grading · characterization · localization · quantification
Antiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
- bariumSoft silvery alkaline element
- gadoliniumLanthanide, atomic number sixty-four
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- opacificationLoss of translucency
intravenous injection · bolus · barium swallow · barium enema · extravasation · hypersensitivity · premedication · uptake
Body's working component
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
nerve · joint · tumor · lesion · fracture · mass · nodule · cyst
Division into sections
- windowingDividing screen into panes
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- field of viewExtent one sees simultaneously
X-ray
Penetrating diagnostic beam
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
PET scan · mammography · fluoroscopy · angiography · echocardiography · SPECT · radiography · tomography · sonography · functional MRI
radiologist
Doctor analyzing medical images
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- findingConclusion from investigation
- impressionEffect on the mind
differential diagnosis · report · annotation · measurement · staging · grading · characterization · localization · quantification · second opinion
iodine
Antiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
- bariumSoft silvery alkaline element
- gadoliniumLanthanide, atomic number sixty-four
- enhancementIncrease in quality
opacification · intravenous injection · bolus · barium swallow · barium enema · extravasation · hypersensitivity · premedication · uptake · washout
organ
Body's working component
vein · nerve · joint · tumor · lesion · fracture · mass · nodule · cyst · stenosis
segmentation
Division into sections
- windowingDividing screen into panes
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- Biomedicineanatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, immunology
- imagingcamera, digital camera, MRI, pixel, pixels
- visual aidspicture, pictures, photo, photos, chart
- medical technologypacemakers, pacemaker, defibrillator, ventilator, MRI technology
- radiologyX-ray, CT scan, MRI machine, MRI, radiologist
- health datablood pressure, heart rate, pulse, weight, height
medical imagingexploratory surgery
physical examination · palpation · laparotomy · thoracotomy · arthroscopy
image, imagine, medicine, imagined, mediator, medical, mediate, medication, images