Physics A-Level
Functional medical imaging
What Functional medical imaging means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Functional medical imaging
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Reference: OCR
A technique that gives functional information about physiology rather than sharp anatomical detail, showing the distribution of tracer uptake.
Topics that use Functional medical imaging
- Diagnostic methods in medicine (OCR A-Level)
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