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BRAIN-SCAN


check date: 14/08/2001
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine: diagnostic procedure
origination date: 22/09/2000
originator: Claudia

Conceptual Structures
ISANUCLEAR-SCANNING
ANCESTORSALL
DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE
EVENT
HEALTH-SERVE
INVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST
MEDICAL-SERVE
NUCLEAR-SCANNING
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
TOMOGRAPHY
WORK-ACTIVITY
X-RAY
RELATIONSAFFECTS-BODY-PART : BRAIN
DIAGNOSTIC-TEST-FOR : BRAIN-TUMOR
USES : CONTRAST-MEDIUM


English
brain scanterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: examination of the brain after the administration (injected into a vein) of a small amount of radioactive substance. This substance concentrates on those areas where cells are dividing rapidly. This procedure may be used in the detection of brain tumors and as a way of checking the progress of treatment. (en)
context (x): I_brscan.txt

origination date: 05/12/2001
originator: Arianne

Spanish
gammagrafía cerebralterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
gender: feminine
number: singular
definition: radiografía seriada por planos paralelos del cerebro después de la inyección intravenosa de una pequeña cantidad de sustancia radiactiva. Esta sustancia se concentra en áreas dónde las células se dividen rápidamente. Esta técnica se utiliza en el diagnóstico del cáncer cerebral así como para controlar el desarrollo de un tratamiento. (es)
reliability code: 10