| D009403 |
Nephrostomy, Percutaneous |
The insertion of a catheter through the skin and body wall into the kidney pelvis, mainly to provide urine drainage where the ureter is not functional. It is used also to remove or dissolve renal calculi and to diagnose ureteral obstruction. |
Percutaneous Nephrostomy,Nephrostomies, Percutaneous,Percutaneous Nephrostomies |
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| D011829 |
Radiation Dosage |
The amount of radiation energy that is deposited in a unit mass of material, such as tissues of plants or animal. In RADIOTHERAPY, radiation dosage is expressed in gray units (Gy). In RADIOLOGIC HEALTH, the dosage is expressed by the product of absorbed dose (Gy) and quality factor (a function of linear energy transfer), and is called radiation dose equivalent in sievert units (Sv). |
Sievert Units,Dosage, Radiation,Gray Units,Gy Radiation,Sv Radiation Dose Equivalent,Dosages, Radiation,Radiation Dosages,Units, Gray,Units, Sievert |
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| D005471 |
Fluoroscopy |
Production of an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen. |
Fluoroscopies |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D000069079 |
Radiation Exposure |
Phenomenon in which organisms are subjected to radiation. |
Exposure, Radiation |
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| D000074642 |
Nephrolithotomy, Percutaneous |
Surgical removal of large KIDNEY CALCULI by means of a percutaneous nephroscope which is passed into the KIDNEY PELVIS through a track created in the patient's back. |
Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy,Nephrolithotomies, Percutaneous,Percutaneous Nephrolithotomies |
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