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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Ultrasonics
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ultrasonido
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ultrassom
Tree Number:
H01.671.031.849
Definition
English
:
A subfield of
acoustics
dealing in the
radio
frequency range higher than acoustic
SOUND
waves (approximately above 20 kilohertz). Ultrasonic
radiation
is used therapeutically (
DIATHERMY
and
ULTRASONIC THERAPY
) to generate HEAT and to selectively destroy
tissues
. It is also used in diagnostics, for example,
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
;
ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY
; and
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
, to visually display echoes received from irradiated
tissues.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/adv eff permitted but consider also
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
/adv eff &
ULTRASONIC THERAPY
/adv eff; ultrasonic or sonographic imaging of organs is organ /ultrasonogr
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Ultrasonics
/
diagnostic use
use
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonics
/
therapeutic use
use
Ultrasonic Therapy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
HI
history
Record Number:
14864
Unique Identifier:
D014465
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