Biomaterial Database

Optical diagnostics in urology: current applications and future prospects. 2003

P Crow, and N Stone, and C A Kendall, and R A Persad, and M P J Wright

Cranfield Post-Graduate Medical School, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK. paul_crow@hotmail.com

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003952	Diagnostic Imaging	Any visual display of structural or functional patterns of organs or tissues for diagnostic evaluation. It includes measuring physiologic and metabolic responses to physical and chemical stimuli, as well as ultramicroscopy.	Imaging, Diagnostic,Imaging, Medical,Medical Imaging
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D005544	Forecasting	The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.	Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013050	Spectrometry, Fluorescence	Measurement of the intensity and quality of fluorescence.	Fluorescence Spectrophotometry,Fluorescence Spectroscopy,Spectrofluorometry,Fluorescence Spectrometry,Spectrophotometry, Fluorescence,Spectroscopy, Fluorescence
D013057	Spectrum Analysis	The measurement of the amplitude of the components of a complex waveform throughout the frequency range of the waveform. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Spectroscopy,Analysis, Spectrum,Spectrometry
D013059	Spectrum Analysis, Raman	Analysis of the intensity of Raman scattering of monochromatic light as a function of frequency of the scattered light.	Raman Spectroscopy,Analysis, Raman Spectrum,Raman Optical Activity Spectroscopy,Raman Scattering,Raman Spectrum Analysis,Scattering, Raman,Spectroscopy, Raman
D014570	Urologic Diseases	Pathological processes of the URINARY TRACT in both males and females.	Urinary Tract Diseases,Urological Diseases,Disease, Urinary Tract,Disease, Urologic,Disease, Urological,Diseases, Urinary Tract,Diseases, Urologic,Diseases, Urological,Urinary Tract Disease,Urologic Disease,Urological Disease
D041623	Tomography, Optical Coherence	An imaging method using LASERS that is used for mapping subsurface structure. When a reflective site in the sample is at the same optical path length (coherence) as the reference mirror, the detector observes interference fringes.	OCT Tomography,Optical Coherence Tomography,Coherence Tomography, Optical,Tomography, OCT