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Radiology is the specialty directing medical imaging technologies to diagnose and sometimes treat diseases. Originally it was the aspect of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays emitted by X-ray machines or other such radiation devices for the purpose of obtaining visual information as part of medical imaging. Today, following extensive training, radiologists also direct other imaging technologies (such as ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging) to diagnose or treat disease. Interventional radiology is the performance of (usually minimally invasive) medical procedures with the guidance of imaging technologies. The acquisition of medical imaging is usually carried out by the radiographer or radiologic technologist. Nuclear medicine is the use of unsealed radiation sources within the body. Outside of the medical field, radiology also encompasses the examination of the inner structure of objects using X-rays or other penetrating radiation. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Radiology (Wikipedia)

A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Radiology
Part Type
Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
Created On
2000-05-03
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Radiology

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Tag Language Translation
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) radiologie
zh-CN Chinese (China) 放射医学
Synonyms: 放射学;放射科;放射线学;X射线学;影像诊断学;放射;X光线学;X光线科;应用辐射学;辐射学
it-IT Italian (Italy) Radiologia
de-AT German (Austria) Radiologie