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HELICAL ACQUISITION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Medical Imaging
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- helical acquisition
1, record 1, English, helical%20acquisition
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- spiral acquisition 2, record 1, English, spiral%20acquisition
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Helical Acquisition... In this approach, image acquisition time is decreased significantly by connecting the tube voltage cables through a "slip ring, "a sliding contact mounted on the rotating gantry of the unit. With slip-ring technology, the X-ray tube rotates while the patient table moves without stopping. Hence, the patient is moved continuously through the gantry during the study, and the X-ray beam maps out a helical path in the patient... 3, record 1, English, - helical%20acquisition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Imagerie médicale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- acquisition hélicoïdale
1, record 1, French, acquisition%20h%C3%A9lico%C3%AFdale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- acquisition spiralée 2, record 1, French, acquisition%20spiral%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contrairement à l'acquisition séquentielle où la table d'examen reste fixe, l'acquisition hélicoïdale consiste à sélectionner un volume (point de départ et d'arrivée sur le corps à examiner) qui se déplace à vitesse constante sous le faisceau de rayons X «tournant» de manière continue. 1, record 1, French, - acquisition%20h%C3%A9lico%C3%AFdale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiación (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- adquisición helicoidal
1, record 1, Spanish, adquisici%C3%B3n%20helicoidal
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La tomografía computarizada (TC) mediante adquisición helicoidal ofrece un análisis anatómico detallado multiplano de las estructuras nasales y sinusales, así como de las variaciones de neumatización que pueden modificar las relaciones sinusales. 1, record 1, Spanish, - adquisici%C3%B3n%20helicoidal
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