imaging

[im-uh-jing]

noun

1. Psychology.,  a technique in which one uses mental images to control bodily processes and thus ease pain or to succeed in some endeavor that one has visualized in advance.

2. Medicine/Medical.,  the use of computerized axial tomography, sonography, or other specialized techniques and instruments to obtain pictures of the interior of the body, especially those including soft tissues.

imaging

1. The creation of visual representations of objects, such as a body parts or celestial bodies, for the purpose of medical diagnosis or data collection, using any of a variety of usually computerized techniques. Within the field of medicine, important imaging technologies include compuertized axial tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of imaging¹

First recorded in 1660–70, for the earlier sense “imagination”; image + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Medical imaging also showed they had larger areas of the brain that are involved in information processing and mental health.

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The 62 day target includes time for tests to diagnose cancer, including imaging, endoscopy and pathology tests.

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Sonar imaging, which mapped the ocean floor using sound waves, led researchers to what they claimed was a small aircraft.

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Some years ago, I was interviewing a Columbia neurologist for a potential article on imaging.

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The model is now being upgraded to account for more medical data such as imaging, genetics and blood analysis.

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