laminagraphy
[lam″ĭ-nag´rah-fe] Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
lam·i·nag·ra·phy
, laminography (lam'i-nog'ră-fē, lam'i-nog'ră-fē), Radiographic technique in which the images of tissues above and below the plane of interest are blurred out by reciprocal movement of the x-ray tube and film holder, to show a specific area more clearly.
See also:
tomography.
[lamina + G. graphē, a writing]
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lam·i·nag·ra·phy
, laminography (lam'i-nag'ră-fē, -nog'ră-fē) Radiographic technique in which the images of tissues above and below the plane of interest are blurred out by reciprocal movement of the x-ray tube and film holder, to show a specific area more clearly.
[G. lamina, layer. + G. graphē, a writing]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
lam·i·nag·ra·phy
, laminography (lam'i-nag'ră-fē, -nog'ră-fē) Radiographic technique in which the images of tissues above and below plane of interest are blurred out by reciprocal movement of x-ray tube and film holder, to clarify a specific area.
[G. lamina, layer. + G. graphē, a writing]
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