radiologically
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6.4
- adverb
- /ˌreɪdiəˈlɒdʒɪkli/
- Specialized
- The tumor was identified radiologically, which helped the surgeons plan a more effective treatment approach.
Examples
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One patient underwent a postoperative MRI to assess the volume preservation radiologically (figure 7).
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Radiologically demonstrable, complete branchial fistulas up to the tonsillar region are rare.
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Radiologically, the bones of malnourished children are short, but their width seems to be in proportion to their length.
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These lesions were radiologically consistent with metastasis of the angiosarcoma.
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Stent placement was defined as successful if the stent was shown radiologically to be positioned across the stricture.
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A separate report also described significant activity for the drug as first-line treatment for patients with CRPC manifesting as a rising PSA level but no radiologically visible metastatic disease.
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Radiologically confirmed (Waters' view sinus x-ray or computed tomography) rhinosinusitis within 72 hours prior to the study was also required.
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Radiologically, parathyroid adenomas may or may not exhibit well-defined margins; they may also cause cortical expansions associated with lytic lesions.
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Radiologically, these pneumonias are confined to one lung (often only one lobe of one lung, although Legionella and viral pneumonias can involve several lobes).
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In 1998, the Sydney Melanoma Unit (Sydney, Australia) described a simpler, less-invasive alternative using radiologically inserted percutaneous catheters to deliver heated chemotherapy to the limb (4, 13).
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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7.7
In a way that uses X-ray images to show inside the body
Surface Forms
Morphology
radiologically = radiological (semi-transparent) = radio + logy + ical + ly
Adding '-ly' to the adjective is a regular and productive adverb formation.
Etymology
Radiologically comes from the part radio- meaning 'ray', the same idea you see in radio and radiant, and the ending -logy meaning 'study' or 'science'. So, to do something radiologically is to do it 'by using rays' or medical imaging, like X-rays or MRI, to look inside the body.