: the action or process of using specialized techniques (such as ultrasound, tomography, or radiography) to produce an image of something that is not visible to the naked eye (such as internal bodily organs or the Earth's subsurface)
Brain imaging of patients with vascular dementia typically show small strokes or poor blood supply deep in the brain, at the natural terminal … of the blood vessel.—
Renee Meyer
Renee MeyerBuried under sand, the layout of a city some 4,000 years old has been revealed before anyone lifted a trowel. To build the map of [the city], … archaeologists used geomagnetic imaging, which measures Earth's magnetic force.—National Geographic
—often used before another nounNational Geographicimaging equipment
a thermal imaging camera
A computed tomography scan … is an imaging test that lets doctors see inside a person's body.—NBCNews.com
see also magnetic resonance imaging
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2 of 2present participle of image
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Laura Schober, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
Examples include ultrafast imaging, optical signal processing for high-speed telecoms, precision ranging using femtosecond lasers and high-speed trading.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
Special new sensor technology enabled true-color imaging of the night sky, allowing the researchers to study the white light in detail.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
In another example, Phoenix Children's and Philips Healthcare partnered to co-create innovative solutions tailored to pediatric imaging.
—Chandler Barron, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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This imaging test uses radio waves, a computer, and strong magnetic fields to take detailed images of the organs, tissues, and bones inside your body.
—Laura Schober, Health, 16 Jan. 2025
Examples include ultrafast imaging, optical signal processing for high-speed telecoms, precision ranging using femtosecond lasers and high-speed trading.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
Special new sensor technology enabled true-color imaging of the night sky, allowing the researchers to study the white light in detail.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
In another example, Phoenix Children's and Philips Healthcare partnered to co-create innovative solutions tailored to pediatric imaging.
—Chandler Barron, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for imaging
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imaging
noun
: the action or process of using specialized techniques (such as ultrasound, tomography, or radiography) to produce an image especially of an internal body part or organ
advances in clinical diagnostic imaging
Brain imaging has identified numerous regions of altered structure or activity in the brain during major depression, suggesting disordered neurocircuitry in a variety of structures …—J. John Mann, The New England Journal of Medicine
—often used before another nounJ. John Mann, The New England Journal of Medicineimaging modalities
The advent of rapid imaging techniques has made magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) an attractive technology in the evaluation of pulmonary vascular disorders.—Eric G. Honig et al., Scientific American Medical Bulletin
see also magnetic resonance imaging
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