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 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Diagnosis [E01]Diagnosis
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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 |
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