| fluoroscopy |
An X-ray technique where live pictures appear on a screen instead of taking a permanent picture. Used while a procedure is being done to check on progress such as trying to basket a stone. With fluoroscopy it's possible to watch the interaction between the stone and the basket. ESWL uses fluoroscopy to aim the shock waves.
Ãâó: www.kidneystonesbook.net/glossary.html
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| fluorescence in situ hybridization |
A test to detect ErbB2 gene amplification in the tumors of patients who intend to receive trastuzumab therapy for breast cancer, in situ hydridization is a sensitive method that is generally used to detect specific gene sequences in tissues sections or cell preparations by hybridizing the complimentary strand of a nucleotide probe to the sequence of interest. FISH uses a fluorescence probe to increase the sensitivity of in situ hybridization.
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| fluorescence |
Emission of energy as visible light.
Ãâó: www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/dinoflag/glossary....
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| fluorouracil |
An anticancer drug. Its chemical name is 5-fluorouracil,commonly called 5-FU.
Ãâó: arabinfo.org/montogomery/Terms.htm
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| fluoroscopy |
Observing the internal body structures by means of x-rays.
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