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TOMOMETRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
- Medical Imaging
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- CT scanner
1, record 1, English, CT%20scanner
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- computer tomograph 2, record 1, English, computer%20tomograph
correct
- CT-unit 2, record 1, English, CT%2Dunit
correct
- CAT scanner 3, record 1, English, CAT%20scanner
correct
- scanner 4, record 1, English, scanner
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
All present [i.e. 1976] CT scanners are designed to image sections transverse to the long axis of the body ... However, if a large number of consecutive slices are available, the data may be arranged to permit other modes of display. 5, record 1, English, - CT%20scanner
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
- Imagerie médicale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tomodensitomètre
1, record 1, French, tomodensitom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tomomètre 2, record 1, French, tomom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
- scanner 3, record 1, French, scanner
correct, masculine noun
- tacographe 4, record 1, French, tacographe
masculine noun
- scandographe 4, record 1, French, scandographe
masculine noun
- diascruteur 4, record 1, French, diascruteur
masculine noun
- tomoscope numérique 4, record 1, French, tomoscope%20num%C3%A9rique
masculine noun
- tomoscanner 4, record 1, French, tomoscanner
masculine noun
- computomographe 4, record 1, French, computomographe
masculine noun
- scanographe 2, record 1, French, scanographe
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De nouvelles générations de tomodensitomètres sont maintenant développées sans balayage du patient [...] : de plus, contrairement à la radiographie, l'image n'est qu'une information secondairement obtenue en tomodensitométrie où l'information primitive est numérique [...] 4, record 1, French, - tomodensitom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «tomodensitomètre» s'emploie plutôt pour désigner les appareils d'émission de rayons X, par rapport, p. ex., aux appareils destinés à la tomographie par émission gamma. 5, record 1, French, - tomodensitom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
computomographe; CT : terme et abréviation proposés par l'Hôpital St-Louis (1978), Paris. 5, record 1, French, - tomodensitom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
scanographe : ce terme se base sur «scanographie», dont l'emploi dans le sens de «tomographie assistée par ordinateur» mène à une confusion avec un autre sens voisin mais différent. 5, record 1, French, - tomodensitom%C3%A8tre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumental médico
- Radiación (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- escáner
1, record 1, Spanish, esc%C3%A1ner
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- escáner para tomografía axial computarizada 2, record 1, Spanish, esc%C3%A1ner%20para%20tomograf%C3%ADa%20axial%20computarizada
correct, masculine noun
- TAC 1, record 1, Spanish, TAC
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aparato diagnóstico que emite radiación que atraviesa el cuerpo longitudinalmente y recoge la información resultante acerca de la densidad en los tejidos. Un ordenador maneja esta información y proporciona una serie de imágenes transversales sucesivas del área del cuerpo explorada. 1, record 1, Spanish, - esc%C3%A1ner
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