| MSMAID | machine, suction, monitor, airway equipment, intravenous line, drugs [for bronchoscopy] |
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| NTS | nasotracheal suction; nephrotoxic serum; neurotensin; nontropical sprue; nucleus tractus solitarius |
| OTS | occipital temporal sulcus; orotracheal suction |
| P&S | paracentesis and suction |
| PVS | percussion, vibration, suction; persistent vegetative state; persistent viral syndrome; Plummer-Vins... |
| image processing, computer-assisted | A technique of inputting two-dimensional images into a computer and then enhancing or analyzing the imagery into a form that is more useful to the human observer. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| therapy, computer-assisted | Computer systems utilised as adjuncts in the treatment of disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| laparoscopically assisted surgery | Operative procedure performed using combined laparoscopic and open techniques; most commonly applied to colon or small intestinal resections with anastomosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laser-assisted balloon angioplasty | <cardiology, procedure> Techniques using laser energy in combination with a balloon catheter to perform angioplasty. These procedures can take several forms including: 1. Laser fibre delivering the energy while the inflated balloon centres the fibre and occludes the blood flow. 2. Balloon angioplasty immediately following laser angioplasty. 3. Laser energy transmitted through angioplasty balloons that contain an internal fibre. (05 Mar 2000) |