| Qualifier English: | diagnostic imaging |
| Qualifier Spanish: | diagnóstico por imagen |
| Qualifier Portuguese: | diagnóstico por imagem |
| Qualifier French: | imagerie diagnostique |
| Entry term(s): |
X-ray X-ray diagnosis X-ray image echography echotomography radiography radioisotope scanning radionuclide imaging roentgenography ultrasonic diagnosis ultrasonography ultrasound |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000000981 |
| Scope note: | Used for the visualization of an anatomical structure or for the diagnosis of disease. Commonly used imaging techniques include radiography, radionuclide imaging, thermography, tomography, and ultrasonography |
| Annotation: | subheading only; coordinate with specific imaging technique if pertinent |
| History Note: | 2017(1967) |
| Entry Version: | DIAG IMAGE |
| Abbreviation: | DG |
| DeCS ID: | 56874 |
| Unique ID: | Q000000981 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 2017/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2016/06/29 |
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/08 |
diagnostic imaging
- Preferred
ultrasound
- Narrower
ultrasonography
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radionuclide imaging
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radiography
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| Concept UI |
M000614856 |
| Scope note | Used for the visualization of an anatomical structure or for the diagnosis of disease. Commonly used imaging techniques include radiography, radionuclide imaging, thermography, tomography, and ultrasonography |
| Preferred term | diagnostic imaging |
| Concept UI |
M0030904 |
| Preferred term | ultrasound |
| Concept UI |
M0030903 |
| Scope note | Used with organs and regions for ultrasonic imaging and with diseases for ultrasonic diagnosis. Does not include ultrasonic therapy. |
| Preferred term | ultrasonography |
| Entry term(s) |
echography echotomography ultrasonic diagnosis |
| Concept UI |
M0030734 |
| Scope note | Used for radionuclide imaging of any anatomical structure, or for the diagnosis of disease. |
| Preferred term | radionuclide imaging |
| Entry term(s) |
radioisotope scanning |
| Concept UI |
M0030733 |
| Scope note | Used with organs, regions, and diseases for x-ray examinations. |
| Preferred term | radiography |
| Entry term(s) |
X-ray X-ray diagnosis X-ray image roentgenography |
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