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IGT [3 records]

Record 1 2024-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Medical Imaging
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

Image-guided therapy (IGT) stands for medical procedures performed inside patients, where operators rely on computer-generated images rather than direct sight of the target organs.

Key term(s)
  • image guided therapy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Imagerie médicale
  • Automatisation et applications
CONT

La convergence de ces approches nouvelles avec les procédures dites minimalement invasives et les techniques de thérapie assistée par l'image (la robotique médicale ou la chirurgie assistée par ordinateur, [...]) ne pourra qu'augmenter leur portée.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
  • Blood
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

[A condition characterized by] values of fasting plasma glucose or results of an oral glucose tolerance test that are abnormal but not high enough to be diagnostic of diabetes mellitus.

CONT

Impaired glucose tolerance is defined as a fasting plasma glucose concentration of less than [1.4 g/l] and between [1.4 and 2 g/l] two hours after a 75 g oral glucose load. ... People with impaired glucose tolerance have increased mortality from cardiovascular disease ... diet and exercise intervention programmes have shown some encouraging results and reduced the risk of developing non-insulin dependent diabetes in patients with impaired glucose tolerance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
  • Sang
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Hyperglycémie modérée, [inférieure à] 1,4 g/L à jeun et [inférieure à] 2 g/L en post-prandial, pouvant évoluer vers un diabète vrai.

CONT

Par intolérance au glucose [...], on entend des glycémies supérieures à la normale mais inférieures au niveau requis pour diagnostiquer un diabète.

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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