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CROSS-SECTIONAL IMAGE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tomography
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- optical coherence tomography
1, record 1, English, optical%20coherence%20tomography
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- OCT 1, record 1, English, OCT
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- optic coherence tomography 2, record 1, English, optic%20coherence%20tomography
correct, noun
- OCT 2, record 1, English, OCT
correct, noun
- OCT 2, record 1, English, OCT
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Optical coherence tomography(OCT) is a non-contact imaging technique which generates cross-sectional images of tissue with high resolution. Therefore it is especially valuable in organs, where traditional microscopic tissue diagnosis by means of biopsy is not available—such as the human eye. Since OCT is completely noninvasive, it provides in vivo images without impacting the tissue that is imaged. Fast scanning rates and quick signal processing allows for image visualization in real time and at video rate.... the resolution of OCT is much higher than that of other medical imaging methods like ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). 3, record 1, English, - optical%20coherence%20tomography
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tomographie
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tomographie par cohérence optique
1, record 1, French, tomographie%20par%20coh%C3%A9rence%20optique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TCO 2, record 1, French, TCO
correct, feminine noun
- OCT 3, record 1, French, OCT
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tomographie à cohérence optique 4, record 1, French, tomographie%20%C3%A0%20coh%C3%A9rence%20optique
correct, feminine noun
- TCO 5, record 1, French, TCO
correct, feminine noun
- OCT 6, record 1, French, OCT
correct, feminine noun
- TCO 5, record 1, French, TCO
- tomographie en cohérence optique 7, record 1, French, tomographie%20en%20coh%C3%A9rence%20optique
correct, feminine noun
- TCO 8, record 1, French, TCO
correct, feminine noun
- OCT 9, record 1, French, OCT
correct, feminine noun
- TCO 8, record 1, French, TCO
- tomographie optique de cohérence 10, record 1, French, tomographie%20optique%20de%20coh%C3%A9rence
correct, feminine noun
- tomographie optique cohérente 11, record 1, French, tomographie%20optique%20coh%C3%A9rente
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[La] tomographie optique cohérente [...] permet de faire de l'imagerie en profondeur d'une tranche de tissu en éliminant à la fois les photons diffusés et ceux provenant des autres couches. [...] L'OCT comme outil d'examen de tissus superficiels est aujourd'hui très répandue [...] Cette technique se révèle en particulier très efficace pour l'examen de l'œil. 11, record 1, French, - tomographie%20par%20coh%C3%A9rence%20optique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La tomographie par cohérence optique (OCT) détecte les photons rétrodiffusés de façon analogue à l'échographie doppler ultrasonore. Son avantage est une résolution spatiale beaucoup plus élevée, son inconvénient une très faible profondeur d'échantillonnage [...] 3, record 1, French, - tomographie%20par%20coh%C3%A9rence%20optique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
OCT : sigle emprunté à l'anglais; correspond aux désignations «optical coherence tomography» ou «optic coherence tomography». 12, record 1, French, - tomographie%20par%20coh%C3%A9rence%20optique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-08-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Medical Instruments and Devices
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
1, record 2, English, magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20apparatus
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- MRI apparatus 2, record 2, English, MRI%20apparatus
correct
- magnetic resonance imager 3, record 2, English, magnetic%20resonance%20imager
correct
- magnetic resonance scanner 4, record 2, English, magnetic%20resonance%20scanner
correct
- MR scanner 5, record 2, English, MR%20scanner
correct
- magnetic resonance imaging unit 6, record 2, English, magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20unit
correct
- MRI unit 6, record 2, English, MRI%20unit
correct
- magnetic resonance imaging scanner 7, record 2, English, magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20scanner
- MRI scanner 8, record 2, English, MRI%20scanner
- magnetic resonance imaging system 9, record 2, English, magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20system
- MRI system 2, record 2, English, MRI%20system
- MR imaging system 2, record 2, English, MR%20imaging%20system
- magnetic resonance imaging machine 10, record 2, English, magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20machine
- MRI machine 11, record 2, English, MRI%20machine
- magnetic resonance imaging device 12, record 2, English, magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20device
- MRI device 2, record 2, English, MRI%20device
- nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus 13, record 2, English, nuclear%20magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20apparatus
see observation
- NMRI apparatus 14, record 2, English, NMRI%20apparatus
see observation
- zeugmatograph 2, record 2, English, zeugmatograph
avoid, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An apparatus that] uses a magnetic field, radiofrequency waves, and computerized image processing to produce cross-sectional images of the anatomy. 6, record 2, English, - magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20apparatus
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The technique [is] called magnetic resonance imaging rather than nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) because of the negative connotations associated with the word nuclear ... 15, record 2, English, - magnetic%20resonance%20imaging%20apparatus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments et appareillages médicaux
- Imagerie par résonance magnétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- appareil d'imagerie par résonance magnétique
1, record 2, French, appareil%20d%27imagerie%20par%20r%C3%A9sonance%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- appareil d'IRM 2, record 2, French, appareil%20d%27IRM
correct, masculine noun
- remnographe 3, record 2, French, remnographe
correct, masculine noun, France
- imageur par résonance magnétique 4, record 2, French, imageur%20par%20r%C3%A9sonance%20magn%C3%A9tique
correct, masculine noun
- IRM 4, record 2, French, IRM
masculine noun
- IRM 4, record 2, French, IRM
- système d'imagerie par résonance magnétique 5, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27imagerie%20par%20r%C3%A9sonance%20magn%C3%A9tique
masculine noun
- système d'IRM 6, record 2, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27IRM
masculine noun
- appareil d'imagerie par résonance magnétique nucléaire 7, record 2, French, appareil%20d%27imagerie%20par%20r%C3%A9sonance%20magn%C3%A9tique%20nucl%C3%A9aire
see observation, masculine noun
- appareil d'IRMN 5, record 2, French, appareil%20d%27IRMN
see observation, masculine noun
- zeugmatographe 5, record 2, French, zeugmatographe
avoid, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le domaine médical, on préfère employer le terme «imagerie par résonance magnétique» plutôt que «imagerie par résonance magnétique nucléaire» à cause de la connotation négative du mot «nucléaire». 5, record 2, French, - appareil%20d%27imagerie%20par%20r%C3%A9sonance%20magn%C3%A9tique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-09-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tomography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tomogram
1, record 3, English, tomogram
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A negative image on photographic film made by exposure to multiple cross-sectional X rays(tomography) of a specific section of the body. 2, record 3, English, - tomogram
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A tomogram is a two-dimensional image representing a slice or section through a three-dimensional object. The term tomogram may be made more specific, as in nephrotomogram (tomogram of the kidney). 3, record 3, English, - tomogram
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tomographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tomogramme
1, record 3, French, tomogramme
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tomographie assistée par ordinateur (TDM). Technique de diagnostic aux rayons assistée par ordinateur destinée à produire des images en coupe (tomogramme; image en couche). L'ordinateur calcule les images en coupe par absorption d'un fin rayon X qui est envoyé à la couche à examiner. 1, record 3, French, - tomogramme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tomografía
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tomograma
1, record 3, Spanish, tomograma
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Radiograma seriado por planos paralelos de una tomografía realizada en una parte del cuerpo. 1, record 3, Spanish, - tomograma
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-03-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Medical Imaging
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- direct cross sectional image 1, record 4, English, direct%20cross%20sectional%20image
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The reformatted images and direct cross sectional images show evidence of an anterior spondylolisthesis of L5 on S1. 1, record 4, English, - direct%20cross%20sectional%20image
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The computer in CT scanners not only guides the data acquisition, which involves the precise transmission of a thin beam of X-rays through the patient in a specific plane from many angles, but also it reconstructs the CT data obtained and displays it in the form of a cross-sectional image on a television monitor.(In M. J. Lipton-Computerized tomographic scanning of the heart) 2, record 4, English, - direct%20cross%20sectional%20image
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie médicale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- image de coupe axiale
1, record 4, French, image%20de%20coupe%20axiale
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- image de coupe directe transversale 1, record 4, French, image%20de%20coupe%20directe%20transversale
proposal, feminine noun
- image centrée 1, record 4, French, image%20centr%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Propositions découlant d'entretiens avec divers spécialistes. 1, record 4, French, - image%20de%20coupe%20axiale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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