Imaging (definition)

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ψ ψ	Imaging, Three-Dimensional

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Definition: The process of generating three-dimensional images by electronic, photographic, or other methods. For example, three-dimensional images can be generated by assembling multiple tomographic images with the aid of a computer, while photographic 3-D images (HOLOGRAPHY) can be made by exposing film to the interference pattern created when two laser light sources shine on an object.

for computer analysis of images use IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED
Examples Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography; Holography

Other names Three-Dimensional Imagings, Computer-Assisted; Three-Dimensional Imagings; Three-Dimensional Imaging, Computer-Assisted; Three-Dimensional Imaging; Three-Dimensional Images; Three Dimensional Imaging, Computer Generated; Three Dimensional Image; Imagings, Three-Dimensional; Imagings, Computer-Generated 3D; Imagings, Computer-Assisted Three-Dimensional; Imagings, 3-D; Imaging, Three Dimensional; Imaging, Computer-Generated 3D; Imaging, Computer-Assisted Three-Dimensional; Imaging, 3-D; Images, Three-Dimensional; Images, 3-D; Image, Three-Dimensional; Image, 3-D; Computer-Generated 3D Imagings

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Imaging, Three-Dimensional