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isoattenuation

isoattenuation noun: attenuation of an object of interest to the same extent as the background tissue (such that it does not show up on an X-ray image).

Noun

isoattenuation (uncountable)

  1. attenuation of an object of interest to the same extent as the background tissue (such that it does not show up on an X-ray image)
    • Triple-phase imaging will reveal a hypoattenuating lesion on the early phase, while the delayed phases show peripheral isoattenuation (with the rest of the liver parenchyma) with a persistently hypoattenuating central portion that gradually fills [ 6 ].2015 July 24, Michael Kueht et al., “Concurrent hepatic hemangioma and solitary fibrous tumor: diagnosis and management”, in Journal of Surgical Case Reports, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin of isoattenuation

From iso- + attenuation.

Questions about isoattenuation

What does isoattenuation mean?
Isoattenuation means attenuation of an object of interest to the same extent as the background tissue (such that it does not show up on an X-ray image).
What part of speech is isoattenuation?
Isoattenuation is a noun.

Words near isoattenuation in the dictionary

  1. isoaspartyls
  2. isoattenuate
  3. isoattenuated
  4. isoattenuates
  5. isoattenuating
  6. isoattenuation
  7. isoazimuthal
  8. isoazimuthals
  9. isobacteriochlorin
  10. isobacteriochlorins
  11. isobar

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