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imaging

imaging

103 3.4
Pictures of the inside of the body that doctors use to find health problems
  • noun
  • /ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diagnóstico por imagen
  • Advanced imaging techniques enable doctors to visualize the interior structures of the body with precision.
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • resonance imaging
  • MRI imaging

The problem is that this imaging method is slow.

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Examples

  • Wandell used new brain imaging technology to pinpoint the brain regions that were involved in reading ability.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Low blood flow is the number one brain imaging predictor of Alzheimer's disease.

  • The problem is that this imaging method is slow.

  • And one of the parts of the study was imaging her brain just to see what her brain looked like.

  • So although the maths similar, the problems in imaging are more complex.

  • Again, brain imaging, though this time using EEG.

  • Once in the hospital, some sort of brain imaging will be done, either CT or MRI scanning.

    Academic text (2011)
  • To this end, we will summarize some theoretical and brain-imaging efforts in this direction.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Recent advancements in 3-D imaging and scanning technologies are making your "virtual presence" a real possibility.

    Academic text (2008)
  • But even there, the advanced design of modern imaging sensors has rendered lag and smear almost negligible.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

CT
vsimaging
  • Specialized
52 3.7

A medical scan that uses X-rays and a computer to make detailed images of the inside of the body

is the broad medical picture process using various techniques not one method
tomography
vsimaging
  • Specialized
3 6.7

A way of making detailed pictures of the inside of the body

focuses on all types of internal picture making rather than only slices
magnetic resonance imaging
vsimaging
  • Specialized
3 3.7

A medical test that uses strong magnets to make detailed pictures of the inside of the body

uses a general range of methods to make internal diagnostic pictures
radiography
vsimaging
  • Specialized
1 5.8

Making pictures of the inside of the body or objects using X-rays

is the general process of producing diagnostic internal pictures by any method
ultrasonography
vsimaging
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A medical test using sound waves to make pictures of organs inside the body

relies on many techniques to produce internal diagnostic pictures not sound only
X-raying
vsimaging
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Taking pictures of the inside of objects or body parts using X-rays

is the general activity producing internal diagnostic pictures not limited to one technique
thermography
vsimaging
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A test that makes pictures of body heat to find health problems

is the general process of producing internal diagnostic pictures using any method
echography
vsimaging
  • Specialized
7.4

A medical scan that uses sound waves to make pictures of the inside of the body

is the general medical picture process using several different tools
X-ray photography
vsimaging
  • Specialized
3.8

A way to take pictures of the inside of the body using X-rays

refers to the overall process of creating internal diagnostic pictures by any means
roentgenography
vsimaging
  • Archaic
9.9

To use X-rays to make a picture of the inside of the body

describes the general making of medical interior pictures without naming the method
scintigraphy
vsimaging
  • Specialized
7.5

A medical scan that uses a small amount of radioactive material to make pictures of organs or tissues

is the general making of internal diagnostic pictures not restricted to tracers

Compounds

3 3.7

A medical test that uses strong magnets to make detailed pictures of the inside of the body

A way to see brain activity by measuring blood flow using a big machine with magnets

A brain scan that shows brain activity by measuring changes in blood oxygen

How Invasive

biopsy
  • Specialized
78 4.2
needle biopsy
  • Specialized
1 3.5
imaging
  • Specialized
103 3.4

Surface Forms

imaging singular
imaging plural

Morphology

imaging = image (transparent) = image + ing

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ing' to the verb 'image' to denote the process; the medical sense is a straightforward application of 'producing images'.

Etymology

Imaging comes from the Latin word imago, meaning 'image' or 'picture', and it shares its root with the common English word image. That's why medical imaging is literally the making of pictures of the inside of the body to help doctors find problems.