#tomography__imaging (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
supertype: pictorial_representation__pictorialrepresentation__picturing visual representation as by photography or painting
subtype: X-raying__X-radiation obtaining images by the use of X rays
subtype: computed_tomography__CT__computerized_axial_tomography__computed_axial_tomography__CAT a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct an image
subtype: sonography__ultrasonography using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth
subtype: positron_emission_tomography__PET using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
subtype: magnetic_resonance_imaging__MRI the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
subtype: functional_magnetic_resonance_imaging__fMRI a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain
subtype: radioscopy__radiology examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation
subtype: fluoroscopy examination of body structures using a fluoroscope
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