imaging

American

[im-uh-jing] / ˈɪm ə dʒɪŋ /

noun

Psychology. a technique in which one uses mental images to control bodily processes and thus ease pain or to succeed in some endeavor that one has visualized in advance.
Medicine/Medical. the use of computerized axial tomography, sonography, or other specialized techniques and instruments to obtain pictures of the interior of the body, especially those including soft tissues.

imaging Scientific

/ ĭm′ĭ-jĭng /

The creation of visual representations of objects, such as a body parts or celestial bodies, for the purpose of medical diagnosis or data collection, using any of a variety of usually computerized techniques. Within the field of medicine, important imaging technologies include compuertized axial tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography.

Etymology

Origin of imaging

First recorded in 1660–70, for the earlier sense “imagination”; image + -ing ¹

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Tapioca pearls have appeared on imaging scans of patients who were hospitalized for unrelated reasons.

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Using an advanced light based imaging method combined with machine learning, the team examined brain tissue from both healthy and Alzheimer's affected animals.

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Together, these methods are transforming structured quantum states from laboratory concepts into practical systems for imaging, sensing, and quantum networks.

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This imaging method functions much like a CT scan at the molecular scale, allowing researchers to see cellular structures in remarkable detail.

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The facility is one of three national centers dedicated to this state-of-the-art imaging technology.

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