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  • Taste imagery

    A mental concept of taste sensations previously experienced.  

  • Tactile imagery

    A mental image of the way an object feels.  

  • Smell imagery

    A mental concept of odor previously experienced.  

  • Auditory imagery

    A mental image of sounds that can be recalled, as thunder or wind.  

  • Active imagery

    The direction of attention toward desired feelings, outcomes, or thoughts and away from unpleasant or unwanted feelings or thoughts. Also known as guided imagery or rehearsal imagery.  

  • Image receptor

    Any device used in radiology to detect the energy released by the imaging instrument after it passes through the imaged body part.  

  • Real image

    The image formed by convergence of rays of light from an object.  

  • Image late

    A photostimulable image detector used in computed tomography in place of x-ray cassettes. It gathers the energy from x-ray photons on a layer of phosphor that can repeatedly store and release information in digitized form for enhancement, recording, and image display.  

  • Latent image

    In radiology, the image within the emulsion of an exposed radiograph that is invisible because it as not been developed. In the realm of visual records, there exists a latent or imperceptible depiction brought forth through the interaction of x-ray or luminous energy with a film’s coating. This enigmatic formation, once subjected to the process…

  • Double image

    A perceived image that occurs in strabismus when the visual axes of the eyes are not directed toward the same object.  

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