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NUCLEAR-SCANNING


check date: 27/08/2001
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine: diagnostic procedure
originator: Claudia
origination date: 22/09/2000

Conceptual Structures
ISAINVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST
TOMOGRAPHY
SUBCLASSESBONE-SCAN
BRAIN-SCAN
GALLIUM-SCAN
HEART-SCAN
KIDNEY-SCAN
LIVER-SCAN
LUNG-SCAN
PANCREAS-SCAN
PET-SCAN
THYROID-SCAN
DESCENDANTSBONE-SCAN
BRAIN-SCAN
GALLIUM-SCAN
HEART-SCAN
KIDNEY-SCAN
LIVER-SCAN
LUNG-SCAN
PANCREAS-SCAN
PET-SCAN
THYROID-SCAN
ANCESTORSALL
DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE
EVENT
HEALTH-SERVE
INVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST
MEDICAL-SERVE
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
TOMOGRAPHY
WORK-ACTIVITY
X-RAY
RELATIONSORIGIN-OF : SCINTIGRAM
USES : CONTRAST-MEDIUM


English
nuclear scanningterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: diagnostic procedure involving the injection or oral ingestion of a radioactive substance to examine different organs in the body since certain radioactive substances tend to concentrate in areas of the body where cells are dividing rapidly. A two-dimensional picture is then taken of the organ. This is a diagnostic procedure for disorders in virtually any part of the body. (en)
context (x): i_nucsca.txt

origination date: 13/06/2002
originator: Arianne
radioactive scanningdefinition: see nuclear scan. (en)
reliability code: 10
term type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
radioisotope scanningterm type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: see nuclear scan. (en)
radionuclide scanningdefinition: see nuclear scan. (en)
reliability code: 10
number: singular
part of speech: noun
term type: synonym
rectilinear scanningterm type: synonym
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: see nuclear scan. (en)
nuclear medicine imagingterm type: synonym
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: diagnostic procedure involving the injection or oral ingestion of a radioactive substance to examine different organs in the body since certain radioactive substances tend to concentrate in areas of the body where cells are dividing rapidly. A two-dimensional picture is then taken of the organ. This is a diagnostic procedure for disorders in virtually any part of the body. (en)
scintigraphyterm type: synonym
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: diagnostic procedure involving the injection or oral ingestion of a radioactive substance to examine different organs in the body since certain radioactive substances tend to concentrate in areas of the body where cells are dividing rapidly. A two-dimensional picture is then taken of the organ. This is a diagnostic procedure for disorders in virtually any part of the body. (en)

Spanish
tomografía nuclearterm type: synonym
part of speech: noun
gender: feminine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
cross-reference: definition: NUCLEAR-SCANNING

gammagrafíaterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
gender: feminine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: procedimiento diagnóstico invasivo en el que se usa una sustancia radiactiva para examinar diferentes órganos del cuerpo. La sustancia radiactiva se inyecta en una vena o se administra por vía oral. Algunas sustancias radiactivas se concentran en las partes del cuerpo dónde se encuentran células cancerosas. Las imágenes se pueden obtener mediante un sistema de gammacámara y pueden aportar datos acerca de la actividad de un órgano o función. (es)
context (x): e_gamgfa.txt

origination date: 12/06/2002
originator: Arianne
gamagrafíagender: feminine
term type: variant
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: procedimiento diagnóstico en el que se usa una sustancia radiactiva para examinar diferentes órganos del cuerpo. La sustancia radiactiva se inyecta en una vena o se administra por vía oral. Algunas sustancias radiactivas se concentran en las partes del cuerpo dónde se encuentran células cancerosas. Las imágenes se pueden obtener mediante un sistema de gammacámara y pueden aportar datos acerca de la actividad de un órgano o función. (es)
escintigrafíaterm type: synonym
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: feminine
definition: procedimiento diagnóstico invasivo en el que se usa una sustancia radiactiva para examinar diferentes órganos del cuerpo. La sustancia radiactiva se inyecta en una vena o se administra por vía oral. Algunas sustancias radiactivas se concentran en las partes del cuerpo dónde se encuentran células cancerosas. Las imágenes se pueden obtener mediante un sistema de gammacámara y pueden aportar datos acerca de la actividad de un órgano o función. (es)