IOUS

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004502",
  "term": "IOUS",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure that uses ultrasound (high-energy sound waves that are bounced off internal tissues and organs) during surgery. Sonograms (pictures made by ultrasound) of the inside of the body are viewed on a computer to help a surgeon find tumors or other problems during the operation. Also called intraoperative ultrasound.",
  "expansions": [
    "intraoperative ultrasound"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ious/"
}