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ECHOGRAPHY [1 record]

Record 1 2003-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ultrasonography
DEF

Use of ultrasound to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue.

OBS

Ultrasonic echoes are recorded as they strike tissues of different densities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ultrasonographie
DEF

Méthode d'exploration d'un organe par l'étude de la réflexion d'un faisceau d'ultrasons par les interfaces entre des milieux d'impédance acoustique différente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecografía
DEF

Técnica de diagnóstico por imagen, basada en la diferente capacidad de los tejidos de reflejar o refractar ondas de ultrasonido. Las ondas transmitidas a un ordenador se convierten en imágenes en las que se ven posibles anormalidades.

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