#diagnostic_procedure__diagnostic_technique  a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
  supertype:  procedure.activity__process__proces  a particular course of action intended to achieve a results; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
  part of:  medical_diagnosis
  subtype:  prenatal_diagnosis  any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality
     subtype:  sonography__ultrasonography  using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth
     subtype:  amniocentesis__amniocentesi  extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
     subtype:  fetoscopy__foetoscopy  prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood
  subtype:  cardiography__electrocardiography  diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram)
  subtype:  echocardiography  diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart
  subtype:  auscultation  listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope)
     subtype:  pleximetry__percussion  tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
     subtype:  succussion  shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
  subtype:  roentgenography__xrayphotography  radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram
     subtype:  angiography  roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram
     subtype:  arthrography  roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram
        subtype:  arteriography  roentgenographic examination of arteries
        subtype:  venography  roentgenographic examination of veins
     subtype:  cholangiography  roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected
     subtype:  encephalography  roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram
     subtype:  myelography  roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space)
     subtype:  pyelography  roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye)
        subtype:  intravenous_pyelography__intravenouspyelography__IVP  performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium
  subtype:  electromyography  diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph
  subtype:  mammography  a diagnostic procedure to detect breast tumors by the use of X rays
  subtype:  thermography  diagnostic technique using a thermograph to record the heat produced by different parts of the body; used to study blood flow and to detect tumors
     subtype:  mammothermography  the use of thermography to detect breast tumors (which appear as hot spots)

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