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MeSH Heading: Ultrasonography
Tree Number(s): E01.370.350.850
Unique ID: D014463
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014463
Annotation: IM general only; coordinate NIM with anatomical term or disease term ‌/‌diag ‌image; note many specific ultrasonographic techniques are available
Scope Note: The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.
Entry Version: ULTRASONOGR
Entry Term(s): Computer Echotomography; Diagnosis, Ultrasonic; Diagnostic Ultrasound; Echography; Echotomography; Echotomography, Computer; Sonography, Medical; Tomography, Ultrasonic; Ultrasonic Diagnosis; Ultrasonic Imaging; Ultrasonic Tomography; Ultrasonographic Imaging; Ultrasound Imaging
See Also: Anatomy, Cross-Sectional
Public MeSH Note: 91; was ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS 1985-90
Online Note: use ULTRASONOGRAPHY to search ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS 1985-90; use ULTRASONICS/DU to search DIAGNOSIS, ULTRASONIC 1974-84
History Note: 91; was ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS 1985-90; was DIAGNOSIS, ULTRASONIC (NON MESH) 1974-84
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/08

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economics (EC)

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veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0022235
Scope Note: The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.
Terms: Ultrasonography Preferred Term
Term UI T042315
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1974); Echotomography
Term UI T042316
Date07/24/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Ultrasonic Imaging
Term UI T042317
Date10/03/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Sonography, Medical
Term UI T679664
Date08/14/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Ultrasound Imaging
Term UI T831280
Date10/11/2012
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2014); Ultrasonographic Imaging
Term UI T000956409
Date04/30/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Echography
Term UI T042314
Date03/21/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Diagnostic Ultrasound
Term UI T000879771
Date05/15/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2016)

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