cross sectional imaging

A term of art referring to imaging (“radiology”) based on cross-sections (axial “slices”) of the body, in particular MRI, CT, and PET-CT, which contrasts to general (plain, or non-“slice”) imaging—e.g. films, ultrasound, etc.

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further imaging is usually not indicated in patients who had undergone cross sectional imaging recently.

Gynecomastia on Computed Tomography of The Chest - Prevalence in A Clinical Population and An Analysis of Possible Causes

Cross sectional imaging via computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging allows a detailed assessment to be made prior to surgical planning.

"Accidental" Diagnosis of a Silent Giant Hydronephrosis/Sessiz Bir Dev Hidronefrozun "Rastlantisal" Tanisi

Nevertheless, cross sectional imaging techniques (CT, MRI and MRA) can be regarded as reliable and less invasive methods for the diagnosis of DIVC as well as other vascular anomalies.

Double Inferior Vena Cava Detected by CT Venography and Confirmed by Magnetic Resonance Venography: Embryogenesis and Literature Review/ Doble Vena Cava Inferior Detectada a traves de Venografia por Tomografia Computada y Confirmada con Venografia por Resonancia Magnetica: Embriogenesis y Revision de la Literatura

This highlights the potential risk of misdiagnosis based on [sup.111]In-pentetreotide planar or SPECT scan alone without the correlation with anatomical cross sectional imaging.

111 in-pentetreotide SPECT CT value in follow-up of patients with neuro-endocrine tumors

Further testing cross sectional imaging of an object field without using backpropagation, using single view angles and without requiring foreknowledge of the objects environment has been achieved.

Comparing the virtual confocal microscope transform with the direct fourier method

No previous or current abdominal cross sectional imaging had previously been under taken.

Duplication of the Inferior Vena Cava

The tip of this device has ultrasound chips that spin 360 degrees for cross sectional imaging. "The layers of the G1 lumen can be split and seen as distinct entities" using this device, he said.