medical imaging
nounUK /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/
US /ˈmɛdɪkəl ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ/
Medical imaging is when doctors take special pictures of the inside of your body to see if you are healthy.
The doctor used medical imaging to look at the boy's broken arm.
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2. The science and technology of creating visual representations of the interior of a body for clinical analysis.
She studied medical imaging at university and now works in a hospital.
3. The set of images produced by such techniques, used for diagnosis or treatment planning.
The medical imaging showed a small fracture near the wrist.
4. A branch of healthcare that uses machines like X-ray and ultrasound to examine patients.
The hospital opened a new medical imaging department last year.