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transillumination
what is 'transillumination'?
Definition for Transillumination
Transillumination is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: hydrocele, hemangioma.
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hydrocele
fluid in scrotal sac
Transillumination and hydrocele
hemangioma
abnormal elevated massed of blood vessels in skin and other tissues
Transillumination and hemangioma
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Doppler ultrasound
Transillumination and Doppler ultrasound
Drainage of hydrocele
Transillumination and Drainage of hydrocele
Hydrocele aspiration
Transillumination and Hydrocele aspiration
Hydrocelectomy
Transillumination and Hydrocelectomy
Inguinal-scrotal ultrasound
Transillumination and Inguinal-scrotal ultrasound
Testicular scan
Transillumination and Testicular scan
surgical intervention
Transillumination and surgical intervention
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bleomycin(blenoxane )
Transillumination and bleomycin(blenoxane )
clobetasol topical(temovate
Transillumination and clobetasol topical(temovate
prednisone(deltasone)
Transillumination and prednisone(deltasone)
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Transillumination
Transillumination is the shining of a light through a body cavity or organ. ... Injury Disease Nutrition Poison Symptoms Surgery Test Special Topic ...
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TRANSILLUMINATION
1917 February; 1(2): 135?136. Copyright notice. TRANSILLUMINATION. Charles H. May. Full text ... Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (187K) ...
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Transillumination
Transillumination. Definition. Transillumination is the shining of a light ... In general, transillumination is not a particularly good test for any of these ...
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Transillumination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Transillumination is the transmission of light through tissues of the body. ... Transillumination is a major application of visible light in medicine. ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Transillumination
Transillumination is the shining of a light through a body cavity or organ. ... ( Transillumination through the chest is only possible on small newborns. ...
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eMedicine - Hydrocele : Article by Scott E Rudkin
A hydrocele is a collection of serous fluid that results from a defect or ... Positive transillumination findings should not stop the clinician from ...
http://emedicine.com/emerg/topic256.htm
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eMedicine - Glaucoma, Pigmentary : Article by Robert Ritch
Pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by disruption of the iris pigment ... transillumination characteristically ...
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Selected Publications
... function (spatial resolution) in time resolved transillumination. ... Resolution limits for optical transillumination of abnormalities deeply embedded ...
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Validation of New Technologies for Clinical Assessment of Tooth Surface ...
... tooth surface demineralization include fiber-optic transillumination, digital imaging fiber-optic transillumination (DIFOTI), electrical conductivity ...
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Breast imaging technology: Probing physiology and molecular function ...
Transillumination. Diffuse optical tomography ... This method was termed 'transillumination' or 'diaphanography' ... Breast transillumination. ...
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DCB - DIVISION OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOSCIENCE
... flight of photons in transillumination measurements of optically anisotropic ... "Absorptivity contrast in transillumination imaging of tissue abnormalities. ...
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Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome -- GeneReviews -- NCBI Bookshelf
Reduced iris pigment with iris transillumination ... Globe transillumination can be complete or can show peripupillary clumps or ...
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eMedicine - Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome : Article by Natalio J Izquierdo
In 1959, Hermansky and Pudlak described 2 patients with oculocutaneous albinism ... Iris transillumination varies from almost total transillumination (pigment found ...
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic713.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Infant brain test
Medical Encyclopedia. Infant brain test. Transillumination is the shining of a bright light ... Transilllumination can be used on the head, scrotum, or ...
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Breast transillumination using the sinus diaphanograph.
Journal List > Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) > v.283(6298); Oct 17, 1981. Summary ... Breast transillumination using the sinus diaphanograph. B A Thomas. Full text ...
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Ganglions-Exams and Tests
Ganglions can usually be diagnosed by their appearance and location. ... the bump is a ganglion, the light usually shines through it (transillumination) ...
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eMedicine Image Search
Transillumination of recurrent multilobulated left volar ganglion cyst. Ganglion Cyst ... Mucous cyst on the radial side of right long finger. Knee, Anterior ...
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Porencephaly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The cysts or cavities are usually the remnants of destructive lesions, but are ... cysts can sometimes be detected by transillumination of the skull in infancy. ...
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Ocular Albinism, X-Linked
... pigmentation and partial iris transillumination) in an obligate carrier female. ... Since punctate iris transillumination ... transillumination. Management ...
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Letter: Skull transillumination.
... 672. Copyright notice. Letter: Skull transillumination. A D Jonas. Full text ... Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (682K), or click on a ...
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Fontanelles - excessively large
Transillumination can also help discern separated sutures. ... transillumination of the skull (generally in the newborn or infant of only a few ...
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eMedicine - Abdominal Hernias : Article Excerpt by Eustace Stevers Golladay
... transillumination to ... Synonyms, Key Words, and Related Terms: abdominal wall hernias, ... Celsius used transillumination to differentiate a hernia from a ...
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NICHD Annual Report - Unit on Biomedical Stochastic Physics
Amir H. Gandjbakhche, Ph.D., Head, Unit on Biomedical Stochastic Physics ... transillumination of thick tissue applied to quantitative spectroscopy of breast ...
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Our goal is to devise new approaches for noninvasive, quantitative optical ... transillumination of thick tissue applied to quantitative spectroscopy of breast ...
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Malignant Tumors
Definition of ... Malignant tumor cells are abnormal and divide uncontrollably ... Transillumination. Treatments for Malignant Melanoma. Explore Lung ...
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Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma Treatment - National Cancer Institute
Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of intraocular ... iris melanomas includes gonioscopy, transillumination of the globe, and indirect ...
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Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma
Melanocytic stromal proliferations of the iris are the most common tumors of the ... iris melanomas includes gonioscopy, transillumination of the globe, and indirect ...
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Transillumination of iris and subnormal visual acuity--ocular albinism?
... subnormal visual acuity or slow visual development was iris transillumination. ... However, marked iris transillumination in all four quadrants, absence of a ...
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eMedicine - Abdominal Hernias : Article by Eustace Stevers Golladay
... transillumination to ... Author: Eustace Stevers Golladay, MD, Clinical Professor of ... Celsius used transillumination to differentiate a hernia from a ...
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DCB - DIVISION OF COMPUTATIONAL BIOSCIENCE
Dudko O.K., Weiss G.H. and ... of photons in transillumination measurements of optically ... Gupta V., Parisi M., Sturgill D., Nuttall R., Doctolero M., Dudko ...
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eMedicine Image Search
Transillumination showing the network of arches on the mesenteric border o ... Segment of jejunum harvested and still attached by the vascular pedicle. ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Hydrocele
A hydrocele is a fluid-filled sack along the spermatic cord within ... by shining a flashlight (transillumination) through the enlarged portion of the scrotum. ...
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eMedicine - Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome : Article Excerpt by Natalio J ...
In 1959, Hermansky and Pudlak described 2 patients with oculocutaneous albinism ... nystagmus, strabismus, iris transillumination, foveal hypoplasia, albinotic ...
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/byname/hermansky-pudlak-syndrome.htm
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Clinical review: Vascular access for fluid infusion in children
Transillumination techniques have been used for many years to facilitate ... Fiberoptic transillumination for intravenous cannulation under general anesthesia. ...
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Effectiveness in Disease and Injury Prevention Inappropriate Use of ...
In transillumination, light is shone through the breast to illuminate its interior structure (3) ... Fourth, transillumination cannot distinguish clearly ...
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The clinical features of albinism and their correlation with visual ...
... hypopigmentation, iris transillumination, nystagmus, reduced visual acuity, ... AAI, is with foveal hypoplasia, followed by nystagmus and iris transillumination. ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Sinusitis
Sinusitis refers to inflammation of the sinuses that occurs with a viral, ... Shining a light against the sinus (transillumination) for signs of inflammation ...
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Eye color - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Eye color is a polygenic trait and is determined by the amount and type of ... Transillumination defects can almost always be observed during an eye ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_color
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Ganglions-Topic Overview
Ganglions are small sacs (cysts) filled with clear, jellylike fluid that ... If the bump is a ganglion, the light usually shines through it (transillumination) ...
http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ganglions-topic-overview
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Testicular Examination and Testicular Self-Examination (TSE)
Testicular examination and testicular self - examination (TSE) are two different ... to determine whether light can pass through it (called transillumination) ...
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NIH Research Festival 2000
Blood Clearance of High-Generation Dendrimer-Based Gadolinium ... Quantification of Optical Properties of a Breast Tumor Using Time-resolved Transillumination ...
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NIBIB - Gandjbakhche 2004
Home > Training > Undergraduate & Graduate Training Opportunities & Resources > ... Projects include 1) time-resolved transillumination of thick tissue (e.g. ...
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BRIEF REPORT: A Red Streak in the Lateral Recess of the Oropharynx ...
Transillumination of the maxillary and frontal sinuses was performed in a ... Transillumination of the sinuses was associated with acute sinusitis, confirming ...
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eMedicine - Hydrocele : Article Excerpt by Scott E Rudkin
A hydrocele is a collection of serous fluid that results from a defect or ... enlarged scrotum, transillumination, orchitis, epididymitis, tuberculosis, ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Sinusitis - chronic
... Iz J K L-Ln Lo-Lz M-Mf Mg-Mz N O P-Pl Pm-Pz Q R S-Sh Si-Sp Sq-Sz T-Tn To ... Chronic sinusitis is swelling (inflammation) of the air ... Transillumination) ...
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Hydranencephaly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hydranencephaly is a type of cephalic disorder. ... Transillumination, an examination in which light is passed through body tissues, ...
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eMedicine - Ocular Manifestations of Albinism : Article Excerpt by ...
Albinism refers to a group of hereditary disorders that involve an abnormality ... Photophobia results from iris transillumination defects. Frequency. United States ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Baker's cyst
Baker's cyst is a fluid collection behind the knee. ... Transillumination, or shining a light through the cyst, can demonstrate that the ...
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eMedicine - Ocular Manifestations of Albinism : Article by Mohammed O ...
Albinism refers to a group of hereditary disorders that involve an abnormality ... Almost all patients have iris transillumination defects, which can be seen with ...
http://www.emedicine.com/oph/topic260.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Nipple discharge - abnormal
... Iz J K L-Ln Lo-Lz M-Mf Mg-Mz N O P-Pl Pm-Pz Q R S-Sh Si-Sp Sq-Sz T-Tn To ... transillumination (a light is placed against the breast to help determine if ...
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