- ultrasound probe
- 超声波 探头
Medical Chinese dictionary (湘雅医学词典). 2013.
ultrasound probe
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probe — n. 1) a thin rod of pliable metal, such as silver, with a blunt swollen end. The instrument is used for exploring cavities, wounds, fistulae, and sinus channels. 2) (dental probe) a hand instrument designed for specific exploratory examination… … The new mediacal dictionary
Ultrasound, transvaginal — A technique in which sound waves are sent out by an ultrasound probe that has been inserted in the vagina. The waves go through the vaginal wall and bounce off the ovaries, and a computer uses the ultrasound echoes to create a picture (a… … Medical dictionary
ultrasound — ultrasonic waves; n. sound waves of high frequency (above 20 kHz), inaudible to the human ear. Ultrasound in the range 2–20 MHz can be used to produce images of the interior of the human body as the waves reflect off structures back to the probe… … The new mediacal dictionary
Probe — (1) In surgery, a probe is a slender flexible rod with a blunt end used to explore, for example, an opening to see where it goes. (2) In molecular genetics, a probe is a labeled bit of DNA or RNA used to find its complementary sequence or locate… … Medical dictionary
Probe positioning system — A probe positioning system is a tool for the positioning of a (hand held) measuring device, such as an ultrasound transducer in a fixed, predetermined place to the object, such as a patient. The operation of these systems varies from completely… … Wikipedia
probe — I. noun Etymology: Medieval Latin proba examination, from Latin probare Date: 1580 1. a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) 2. a. any of various testing devices or substances: as (1) a pointed … New Collegiate Dictionary
Intravascular ultrasound — (IVUS) is a medical imaging methodology using a specially designed catheter with a miniaturized ultrasound probe attached to the distal end of the catheter. The proximal end of the catheter is attached to computerized ultrasound equipment. It… … Wikipedia
Transvaginal ultrasound — A technique in which sound waves are sent out by an ultrasound probe that has been inserted in the vagina. The waves go through the vaginal wall and bounce off the ovaries, and a computer uses the ultrasound echoes to create a picture (a… … Medical dictionary
High intensity focused ultrasound — HIFU (high intensity focused ultrasound) (sometimes FUS or HIFUS) is a highly precise medical procedure using high intensity focused ultrasound to heat and destroy pathogenic tissue rapidly. It is one modality of therapeutic ultrasound, and… … Wikipedia
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Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation — The Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation (FUSF) is a medical foundation based in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, whose adopted mission is to shorten the time from technology development to patient treatment, develop new applications… … Wikipedia
