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Radionuclide_Imaging |
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| Definitions |
An imaging technique that uses a small dose of a radioactive chemical (isotope) called a tracer that can detect sites of cancer growth, trauma, infection or degenerative disorders. The tracer, which is either injected into a vein or swallowed, travels through the bloodstream to the target organ, and emits gamma rays, which are detected by a gamma camera and analyzed by a computer to form an image of the target organ. |
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http://www.semanticweb.org/hx-jta/ontologies/thyroid_cancer_ontology#Radionuclide_Imaging |
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| CDISC_definition |
An imaging technique that uses a small dose of a radioactive chemical (isotope) called a tracer that can detect sites of cancer growth, trauma, infection or degenerative disorders. The tracer, which is either injected into a vein or swallowed, travels through the bloodstream to the target organ, and emits gamma rays, which are detected by a gamma camera and analyzed by a computer to form an image of the target organ. |
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| ChineseLabel |
甲状腺显像 |
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| Definition |
An imaging technique that uses a small dose of a radioactive chemical (isotope) called a tracer that can detect sites of cancer growth, trauma, infection or degenerative disorders. The tracer, which is either injected into a vein or swallowed, travels through the bloodstream to the target organ, and emits gamma rays, which are detected by a gamma camera and analyzed by a computer to form an image of the target organ. |
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C62667 |
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Radionuclide_Imaging |
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radioimaging scintigraphy Radionuclide Scanning SCINTIGRAPHY Scintigraphy Scan radionuclide scanning Radionuclide Imaging nuclear medicine scan Scanning |
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https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C62667 |
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http://www.semanticweb.org/hx-jta/ontologies/thyroid_cancer_ontology#Diagnostic_Imaging |