Term #1,438
medical imaging
Claim Term
medical imaging
Origin matter
Patient Specific Osteotomy work using machine learning
Reference Case 1
PER-9PROV
Date Added
6/23/21
Created
6/23/21, 1:14 PM
Modified
4/27/23, 8:03 PM
Full Desc
As used herein, "medical imaging" refers to a technique and/or process of imaging the interior or exterior of a body for clinical analysis and medical intervention, as well as a visual representation of the function of some organs or tissues (physiology). Medical imaging seeks to reveal internal structures hidden by the skin and bones, as well as to diagnose and treat disease. Medical imaging may be used to establish a database of normal anatomy and physiology to make possible identification of abnormalities.
Medical imaging in its widest sense, is part of biological imaging and incorporates radiology, which uses the imaging technologies of X-ray radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, endoscopy, elastography, tactile imaging, thermography, medical photography, nuclear medicine functional imaging techniques as positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Another form of X-ray radiography includes computerized tomography (CT) scans in which a computer controls the position of the X-ray sources and detectors. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is another medical imaging technology. Fluoroscopy is an imaging technique that uses X-rays to obtain real-time moving images of the interior of an object. In its primary application of medical imaging, a fluoroscope allows a physician to see the internal structure and function of a patient, so that the pumping action of the heart or the motion of swallowing, for example, can be watched. This is useful for both diagnosis and therapy and occurs in general radiology, interventional radiology, and image-guided surgery. (Search "medical imaging" on Wikipedia.com July 14, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Sept. 1, 2021.)
Data analyzed, generated, manipulated, interpolated, collected, stored, reviewed, and/or modified in connection with medical imaging or medical image processing can be referred to herein as medical imaging data or medical image data.
Measurement and recording techniques that are not primarily designed to produce images, such as electroencephalography (EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), electrocardiography (ECG), and others, represent other technologies that produce data susceptible to representation as a parameter graph vs. time or maps that contain data about the measurement locations. In certain embodiments bone imaging includes devices that scan and gather bone density anatomic data. These technologies may be considered forms of medical imaging in certain disciplines.
(Search "medical imaging" on Wikipedia.com June 16, 2021. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed June 23, 2021.)
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