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The term noninvasive can refer to diseases, procedures, or devices:
- Noninvasive diseases usually do not spread to or damage other organs and tissues.
- Noninvasive procedures do not involve tools that break the skin or physically enter the body. Examples include x-rays, a
standard eye exam ,CT scan ,MRI ,ECG , andHolter monitoring . - Noninvasive devices include hearing aids, external
splints , andcasts .
Noninvasive is the opposite of
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Review Date: 02/17/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical
Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
