Pitch
Category Acquisition Parameter Term Pitch Definition of Pitch Table Movement Per Rotation Divided By Total Collimation; Affects Scan Speed And Dose Notes About Pitch Pitch >1 Speeds Scan But Alters Image Noise And Resolution
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Category Acquisition Parameter Term Pitch Definition of Pitch Table Movement Per Rotation Divided By Total Collimation; Affects Scan Speed And Dose Notes About Pitch Pitch >1 Speeds Scan But Alters Image Noise And Resolution
Category Physics Term Near Field (Fresnel Zone) Definition of Near Field (Fresnel Zone) Region Close To The Transducer Where Beam Is Not Fully Formed Notes About Near Field (Fresnel Zone) Image Quality Varies With Probe Design
Category Procedure Check Term Chest Tube Position Definition of Chest Tube Position Radiographic Confirmation Of Thoracostomy Tube Tip And Side Port Locations Notes About Chest Tube Position Essential After Tube Placement
Category Health Economics Term Cost Effectiveness Nuclear Medicine Definition of Cost Effectiveness Nuclear Medicine Assessing Economic Value Of Nuclear Medicine Procedures Relative To Clinical Benefit Notes About Cost Effectiveness Nuclear Medicine Informs Policy And Reimbursement
Category Doppler Measurement Term End Diastolic Velocity (EDV) Definition of End Diastolic Velocity (EDV) Velocity At End Of Diastole On Spectral Doppler Notes About End Diastolic Velocity (EDV) Useful For Resistance Calculations
Category Quality Process Term Peer Review PET Definition of Peer Review PET Collegial Review Of PET Interpretations To Improve Diagnostic Accuracy And Provide Feedback Notes About Peer Review PET Part Of Continuous Quality Improvement
Category Display Parameter Term Field Of View Definition of Field Of View Lateral Extent Of Anatomy Visualized By The Probe Notes About Field Of View Wider Field May Reduce Resolution
Category Extended Field Technique Term Image Mosaicking Definition of Image Mosaicking Stitching Sequential Images To Create A Wide Field Of View Notes About Image Mosaicking Useful For Large Organ Surveys
Category fMRI Contrast Term Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) Definition of Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) Signal Change Related To Hemoglobin Oxygenation Reflecting Neural Activity Notes About Blood Oxygen Level Dependent (BOLD) Basis For Task And Resting State fMRI
Category Multi Robot Behavior Term Formation Control Definition of Formation Control Maintaining Geometric Arrangements Among Robots For Cooperative Tasks Notes About Formation Control Used In Surveillance And Transport