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Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fat saturation
1, record 1, English, fat%20saturation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- Fat Sat 2, record 1, English, Fat%20Sat
correct, see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A specialized technique that selectively saturates fat protons prior to acquiring data as in standard sequences, so that they produce negligible signal. 3, record 1, English, - fat%20saturation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
To suppress the fat component in the MR [magnetic resonance] signal, fat protons are saturated by frequency-selective RF [radio frequency] pulses. 4, record 1, English, - fat%20saturation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The shortened form is written in a number of ways. Generally, it tends to be written in two words, the first letter of each word tends to be a capital, and there usually is no hyphen. 5, record 1, English, - fat%20saturation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- FatSat
- Fat-Sat
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie par résonance magnétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- saturation des graisses
1, record 1, French, saturation%20des%20graisses
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- Fat Sat 2, record 1, French, Fat%20Sat
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- saturation de la graisse 3, record 1, French, saturation%20de%20la%20graisse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique qui permet de supprimer le signal de la graisse en détruisant l'aimantation longitudinale [...] de celle-ci par incorporation dans la séquence d'une impulsion sélective, dont la fréquence correspond exactement à la fréquence de résonance de la graisse. 4, record 1, French, - saturation%20des%20graisses
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La forme abrégée anglaise est bien implantée en français. Toutefois, sa graphie varie énormément : avec ou sans majuscules, avec ou sans trait d'union, en un seul ou en deux mots. À l'heure actuelle, aucune tendance claire ne se dégage de l'usage. 5, record 1, French, - saturation%20des%20graisses
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fatsat
- fat-sat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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