flow sheet
A grid in the chart where the same measurement is written again and again, so a trend shows at a glance.
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83 matchesIVP
A timed series of x-rays that follows injected dye down the urinary tract to show where drainage has stalled.
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OCT is an imaging technique that uses light waves to produce cross-sectional pictures of tissue, most familiar as a routine eye exam of the retina.
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PTC uses a needle placed through the liver to inject contrast and x-ray the bile ducts, most often to locate a blockage.
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Often described as a type of CT scan, which it is not: the radiation comes from inside the patient, not from a tube.
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The everyday scan done with a probe on the belly wall, trading fine detail for a wide view and no radiation at all.
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The same beam that produces a picture at low dose destroys cancer cells at high dose, and only the amount and aiming differ.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of cancer, including ovarian cancer and lung cancer.
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A substance that is being studied in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to detect tumor hypoxia (a low level of oxygen in the tumor).This may help predict how the tumor will respond to…
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A graphic display of depth, width, and height.
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A graphic display of depth, width, and height.
Read definitionabdominal ultrasound
An abdominal ultrasound uses sound waves to create real time images of organs inside the abdomen for evaluation of pain or suspected disease.
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Changes arrive so slowly that old photographs, a ring that no longer fits or a rising shoe size often reveal them first.
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Calcification is the deposit of calcium salts within soft tissue or organs, sometimes a normal effect of aging and sometimes a sign of disease.
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The occurrence of a larger-than-expected number of cases of cancer within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time.
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A capsule endoscope is a swallowed, camera equipped pill that photographs the digestive tract as it travels through the body.
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A detailed report of the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual patient.
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A group or series of case reports involving patients who were given similar treatment.
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A chemical originally isolated from a type of mimosa tree.
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A series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body taken from different angles.
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