wastebasket diagnosis n.— «They think of fibromyalgia as a label given to patients with many painful physical complaints, but normal test results. This is commonly called a “wastebasket diagnosis” used when all the clearly definable...
theranostics n.— «While you can read it for yourself, Sen. Obama’s bill actually mandates technology convergence between pharmaceuticals and diagnostics. Whether or not this bill passes, technology convergence between pharmaceuticals and...
body habitus n.— «In an effort to quantify how obesity affects diagnostic imaging quality, Dr. Uppot and colleagues analyzed radiology records from a 15-year span at MGH. They searched for incomplete exams that carried the label...