imaging medicine
nounUK /ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
US /ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ ˈmɛdɪsɪn/
Imaging medicine is a way doctors use special machines to take pictures of the inside of your body to see if you are healthy.
The doctor used imaging medicine to take a picture of my arm and find the broken bone.
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2. The branch of medicine that uses images such as X-rays and scans to diagnose and treat illness.
She studied imaging medicine and now works in a hospital scanning patients.
3. The pictures themselves that are produced by scanners and used by doctors.
The imaging medicine showed a small shadow on the lung.
4. The use of imaging techniques during surgery or treatment to guide doctors.
Imaging medicine helped the surgeon place the tiny tube exactly where it was needed.