digital subtraction imaging


imaging

 [im´ij-ing] the production of diagnostic images, e.g., radiography, ultrasonography, or scintigraphy.digital subtraction imaging a technique in radiography in which electronic subtraction allows the visualization of individual images; see also angiography" >digital subtraction angiography.electrostatic imaging a method of visualizing deep structures of the body, in which an electron beam is passed through the patient and the emerging beam strikes an electrostatically charged plate, dissipating the charge according to the strength of the beam. A film is then made from the plate.gated cardiac blood pool imaging equilibrium radionuclide angiocardiography.horizontal beam imaging a grid positioning technique in radiology in which the grid cassette is positioned with its lead lines perpendicular to the floor.hot spot imaging (infarct avid imaging) infarct avid scintigraphy.magnetic resonance imaging see magnetic resonance imaging.myocardial perfusion imaging myocardial perfusion scintigraphy.

digital subtraction imaging

In radiology, the use of electronic means to subtract portions of the radiographic image in order to better visualize the object.See also: imaging