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TOMOGRAPHY


check date: 29/08/2001
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine: diagnostic procedure
originator: Claudia
origination date: 04/10/2000

Conceptual Structures
ISAX-RAY
SUBCLASSESCOMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY
MRI
NEPHROTOMOGRAPHY
NUCLEAR-SCANNING
DESCENDANTSBONE-SCAN
BRAIN-SCAN
COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY
GALLIUM-SCAN
HEART-SCAN
KIDNEY-SCAN
LIVER-SCAN
LUNG-SCAN
MRI
NEPHROTOMOGRAPHY
NUCLEAR-SCANNING
PANCREAS-SCAN
PET-SCAN
THYROID-SCAN
ANCESTORSALL
DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE
EVENT
HEALTH-SERVE
MEDICAL-SERVE
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
WORK-ACTIVITY
X-RAY
RELATIONSORIGIN-OF : TOMOGRAM
    SCAN-IMAGE
USES : X-RAY


English
tomographyterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: diagnostic procedure in which multiple cross-sectional X rays are taken of a specific section of the body. For many tomography examinations patients may be asked to take a special contrast agent. This is a diagnostic procedure for many different cancers as well as other disorders. (en)

Spanish
tomografíaterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
gender: feminine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: radiografía seriada por planos paralelos del interior del cuerpo mediante un tomógrafo. Para muchos tipos de tomografía se le administra al paciente un medio de contraste. Este procedimiento se utiliza en el diagnóstico de muchos tipos de cáncer y otras enfermedades. (es)