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Descriptor English:
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Ultrasonography
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Ultrasonografía
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ultrassonografia
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Synonyms English:
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Echography
Echotomography, Computer
Sonography, Medical
Tomography, Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic Diagnosis
Ultrasonic Imaging
Echotomography
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Tree Number:
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E01.370.350.850
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Definition English:
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The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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general only; prefer /ultrasonogr with organs & diseases: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.77; entry term ECHOTOMOGRAPHY is seen in foreign liturature: if so, use "ultrasonography" or "ultrasonic diagnosis" or "ultrasonic imaging" in translations & not "echotomography"; note many specific ultrasonographic technipues are available; DF: ULTRASONOGR
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See Related English:
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Anatomy, Cross-Sectional
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History Note English:
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91; was ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS 1985-90; was DIAGNOSIS, ULTRASONIC (NON MESH) 1974-84
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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29304
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Unique Identifier:
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D014463
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