Test, Imaging and Diagnosis Terms

A procedure in which an endoscope is inserted into the body.

A procedure that uses an endoscope to examine the inside of the body.

This laboratory test, commonly abbreviated ELISA, uses enzyme-linked antibodies bound to a solid surface to detect and measure a specific substance in a fluid sample.

A moving X-ray of a swallow, showing not merely the shape of the tube but whether it actually works.

A lab test to find out if cancer cells have estrogen receptors (proteins to which estrogen will bind).

An ultrasound probe carried down the gullet on a scope, close enough to image organs the skin hides.

The whole lump comes out, so the pathologist can judge not only what the cells are but where they stop.

A test result that indicates that a person does not have a specific disease or condition when the person actually does have the disease or condition.

A test result that indicates that a person has a specific disease or condition when the person actually does not have the disease or condition.

The removal of tissue or fluid with a thin needle for examination under a microscope.

The removal of tissue or fluid with a thin needle for examination under a microscope.

A screening test looking for bleeding too slight to see, on the logic that bowel tumors leak before they cause symptoms.

A procedure to detect areas of the body where cells are dividing rapidly.

A test used to measure the amount of gastric acid made by the stomach.

A tree resin pressed into service as a chemistry set for finding blood that the eye cannot see.

A test to measure the amount of certain proteins, called hormone receptors, in cancer tissue.

A laboratory test in which cells are scraped from the cervix to look for DNA of human papillomaviruses (HPV).

A laboratory test in which cells are scraped from the cervix to look for DNA of human papillomaviruses (HPV).

A test to check for blood in the stool.

Imaging creates pictures of internal body structures using techniques such as x-rays, ultrasound, or magnetic fields, without requiring surgery.