Magnetoencephalography

Preferred Label : Magnetoencephalography;

NCIt synonyms : MEG;

NCIt related terms : MEG Scan;

NCIt definition : The measurement of the magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in the brain, usually conducted externally, using extremely sensitive devices. The measurement of electric fields in the brain provides information about the localization of brain activity which is complementary to that provided by electroencephalography.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: A non-invasive encephalographic technique used to measure the magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in the brain.;

Details

Origin ID

C16811;

UMLS CUI

C0024489;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- magnetoencephalography [MeSH Descriptor]
- magnetoencephalography [MeSH concept]
False automatic mappings
- Magnetoencephalography (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Diagnostic Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Magnetoencephalography [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Magnetoencephalography (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- magnetoencephalography [MeSH concept]
- magnetoencephalography [MeSH Descriptor]
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- CDISC SDTM Method Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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