National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Ultrasound Imaging
Synonyms

Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasonography

ultrasonography

2-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasound, Medical

2-Dimensional Grayscale Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasound Test

2D-US

ULTRASOUND

US

Ultrasound

ultrasound

Definitions

The use of high-frequency sound waves to generate images of the body.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17230

ALT_DEFINITION

A procedure in which high-energy sound waves are bounced off internal tissues or organs and make echoes. The echo patterns are shown on the screen of an ultrasound machine, forming a picture of body tissues called a sonogram.

A technique in which high-frequency sound waves are bounced off internal organs and the echo pattern is converted into a 2 dimensional picture of the structures beneath the transducer.

code

C17230

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C192234

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C89506

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118169

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C85492

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

Contributing_Source

CDISC

CTRP

GDC

NICHD

OORO

DEFINITION

The use of high-frequency sound waves to generate images of the body.

Display_Name

Ultrasonography

FULL_SYN

Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasonography

ultrasonography

2-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasound, Medical

2-Dimensional Grayscale Ultrasound Imaging

Ultrasound Test

2D-US

ULTRASOUND

US

Ultrasound

ultrasound

Is_Value_For_GDC_Property

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17369

label

Ultrasound Imaging

Legacy Concept Name

Ultrasound_Imaging

Maps_To

Ultrasound

Preferred_Name

Ultrasound Imaging

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C17230

Semantic_Type

Health Care Activity

UMLS_CUI

C0041618

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17369

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