loading...| Preferred Name |
Diagnostic Imaging |
| Synonyms |
Imaging |
| Definitions |
<p>Diagnostic imaging lets doctors look inside your body for clues about a medical condition. A variety of machines and techniques can create pictures of the structures and activities inside your body. The type of imaging your doctor uses depends on your symptoms and the part of your body being examined. They include</p> <ul> <li><a href='https://medlineplus.gov/xrays.html'>X-rays</a></li> <li><a href='https://medlineplus.gov/ctscans.html'>CT scans</a></li> <li><a href='https://medlineplus.gov/nuclearscans.html'>Nuclear medicine scans</a></li> <li><a href='https://medlineplus.gov/mriscans.html'>MRI scans</a></li> <li><a href='https://medlineplus.gov/ultrasound.html'>Ultrasound</a></li> </ul> <p>Many imaging tests are painless and easy. Some require you to stay still for a long time inside a machine. This can be uncomfortable. Certain tests involve exposure to a small amount of <a href='https://medlineplus.gov/radiationexposure.html'>radiation</a>.</p> <p>For some imaging tests, doctors insert a tiny camera attached to a long, thin tube into your body. This tool is called a <a href='https://medlineplus.gov/endoscopy.html'>scope</a>. The doctor moves it through a body passageway or opening to see inside a particular organ, such as your heart, lungs, or colon. These procedures often require anesthesia.</p> |
| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0011923 |
| altLabel |
Imaging |
| cui |
C0011923 |
| Date created |
02/03/2000 |
| definition |
Diagnostic imaging lets doctors look inside your body for clues about a medical condition. A variety of machines and techniques can create pictures of the structures and activities inside your body. The type of imaging your doctor uses depends on your symptoms and the part of your body being examined. They include Many imaging tests are painless and easy. Some require you to stay still for a long time inside a machine. This can be uncomfortable. Certain tests involve exposure to a small amount of radiation. For some imaging tests, doctors insert a tiny camera attached to a long, thin tube into your body. This tool is called a scope. The doctor moves it through a body passageway or opening to see inside a particular organ, such as your heart, lungs, or colon. These procedures often require anesthesia. |
| Inverse of SIB |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0023901 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0005558 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0040130 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0679560 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0014245 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C4281808 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0009378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0022662 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0043299 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0024671 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0041618 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0022885 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0040405 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0034606 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0917711 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0201472 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0518766 |
| Inverse of SY | |
| Mapped from | |
| Mapped to | |
| MP HEALTH TOPIC URL | |
| MP OTHER LANGUAGE URL |
Spanish https://medlineplus.gov/spanish/diagnosticimaging.html |
| MP PRIMARY INSTITUTE URL |
National Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Bioimaging https://www.nibib.nih.gov/ |
| notation |
C0011923 |
| prefLabel |
Diagnostic Imaging |
| Related to |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C1522449 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0043299 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C4529960 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0041618 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0022885 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0040405 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MEDLINEPLUS/C0034606 |
| tui |
T060 |
| subClassOf |