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Medical imaging

Medical imaging is the technique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures hidden by the skin and bones, as well as to diagnose and treat disease. Medical imaging…

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ICD-10-PCS
B
ICD-9
87-88
MedlinePlus
007451
MeSH
003952 D 003952
OPS-301 code
3

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In pregnancy

Creation of three-dimensional images

Non-diagnostic imaging

Archiving and recording

Use in pharmaceutical clinical trials

Risks and safety issues

Privacy protection

Copyright

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Medical imaging

Nodes203
Edges202
Triples212
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009852
Components1

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Medical imaging

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related to Nuclear medicine · 27
Medical imaging → CT, Different, F18-fluorodeoxyglucose, Gallium, Gamma, Images, In, In SPECT, Iodine, Isotopes, Modern, Nuclear, PET, PET-CT, PET-MRI, Positron, Relatively, Scintigraphy, Short-lived, SPECT
related to history · 24
Medical imaging → Allan Cormack, As, British, By, CMOS, CT, Digital, EMI, Fame, Godfrey Hounsfield, Hall, Hounsfield, In, Medical, Medicine, Nobel Prize, Physiology, Radiation, Space Foundation's Space Technology, The CT
related to Industry · 23
Medical imaging → Allengers, BPL Medical Technologies, Canon, Carestream Health, Esaote, Fischer MVL, Fujifilm, GE HealthCare, Hologic, In, India, MRI, Neusoft Medical, Notable, Organizations, Other, Philips, Samsung, Shimadzu, Siemens Healthineers
related to Radiography · 15
Medical imaging → An, Contrast, Early, Eventually, Fluoroscopy, IA, Image Amplifier, Projection, Projectional, These, This, TV, Two, With, X-rays
related to Privacy protection · 14
Medical imaging → Accountability Act, As, Council, Council's, For, Health Insurance Portability, HIPAA, However, Medical, PHI, The UK General Medical, United States, While, X-ray
related to Tomography · 13
Medical imaging → CAT, Computed, Computed Axial Tomography, CT, In CT, It, Previously, Radon, The, Tomography, X-ray, X-ray CT, X-rays
related to Ultrasound · 12
Medical imaging → CT, Doppler, It, Medical, MRI, Other, Reflection, The, This, Ultrasound, Uses, While
related to United States · 11
Medical imaging → As, Compendium, Copyright Compendium, Copyright Office Practices, Medical, Office, This, While, X-ray, X-rays, Yet
related to Types · 10
Medical imaging → As, Dermatology, Diagnostic, In, Increasingly, Interpretation, Many, Research, The, Visible
related to Compression of medical images · 9
Medical imaging → As, CT, DICOM, JPEG, JPIP, Medical, MRI, PET, The

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Medical imagingICD-10-PCSB1.00infobox
Medical imagingICD-987-881.00infobox
Medical imagingMedlinePlus0074511.00infobox
Medical imagingMeSH003952 D 0039521.00infobox
Medical imagingOPS-301 code31.00infobox
Medical imagingis atechnique and process of imaging the interior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention0.90text
image sensorsinstance ofsensors0.80text
X-ray or CT.Positron emission tomographyinstance ofrather than the medical imaging devices0.80text
glucoseinstance ofis incorporated with an organic substance0.80text
creating F18-fluorodeoxyglucoseinstance ofis incorporated with an organic substance0.80text
which can be used as a marker of metabolic utilizationinstance ofis incorporated with an organic substance0.80text
CT or MRIinstance ofWhile it may provide less anatomical detail than techniques0.80text

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