| Descriptor in English: | Tomography |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Tomografía |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Tomografia |
| Descriptor in French: | Tomographie |
| Entry term(s): |
Tomographies |
| Tree number(s): |
E01.370.350.825 |
| Scope note: | Imaging methods that result in sharp images of objects located on a chosen plane and blurred images located above or below the plane. |
| Annotation: | used for non-x-ray and non-radionuclide tomographies; echotomography seen in foreign literature is probably ULTRASONOGRAPHY and if so use "ultrasonics" or "ultrasonic diagnosis" or "ultrasonography" in translations and not "echotomography" |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
| See also the descriptors: |
Anatomy, Cross-Sectional
MeSH |
| DeCS UI: | 23484 |
| Descriptor UI: | D014054 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2016/03/17 |
-
-
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Diagnosis [E01]Diagnosis
|
|
Tomography
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0021645 |
| Scope note | Imaging methods that result in sharp images of objects located on a chosen plane and blurred images located above or below the plane. |
| Preferred term | Tomography |
| Entry term(s) |
Tomographies |
We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website
We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.
Go to survey
