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CRANIOCAUDAD [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Genitourinary Tract
CONT

In the standard [mammographic] examination two views of the breast are performed: craniocaudad and either mediolateral or oblique.

OBS

Refers to images of the breast as viewed from the top downward.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil génito-urinaire
CONT

L'incidence de face se réalise dans le sens cranio-podal, rayon vertical, patiente debout ou assise.

OBS

Le terme anglais désigne strictement le sens cranio-podal. Le terme "de face" se trouve dans ce sens seulement dans le domaine de la mammographie.

Spanish

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