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Ultrasonics MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ultrasonics
Tree Number(s)
H01.671.031.849
Unique ID
D014465
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014465
Annotation
the discipline (education, history, etc.) only; use ULTRASONOGRAPHY or ULTRASONIC THERAPY or specifics for diagnostic or therapeutic use of ULTRASONIC WAVES
Scope Note
A subfield of acoustics dealing in the radio frequency range higher than acoustic SOUND waves (approximately above 20 kilohertz). Ultrasonic radiation is used therapeutically (DIATHERMY and ULTRASONIC THERAPY) to generate HEAT and to selectively destroy tissues. It is also used in diagnostics, for example, ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; and ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, to visually display echoes received from irradiated tissues.
See Also
Ultrasonic Waves
Entry Combination
therapeutic use:Ultrasonic Therapy
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/03/17
Ultrasonics Preferred
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