Hounsfield Unit

Preferred Label : Hounsfield Unit;

NCIt related terms : HU; [hnsf'U];

NCIt definition : Term given to the dimensions of the quantifier of x-ray attenuation, CT number.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: The unit of measure for the radiodensity of a substance. The radiodensity of distilled water at standard temperature and pressure is zero on the Hounsfield scale.;

Details

Origin ID

C94908;

UMLS CUI

C1552985;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Hemolytic-Uremic syndrome [MeSH concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Hounsfield unit [UCUM unit]
- Hounsfield unit [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Quantitative Concept [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Hounsfield unit [Radlex concept]
- Hounsfield unit [UCUM unit]
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- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Unit of Measure Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SEND Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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