Anatomical nomenclature
Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 5 Apr 2021
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Bell D, Worsley C, Anatomical nomenclature. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Sep 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-74956
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10 Mar 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉
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- Anatomical terminology
- Anatomical terminologies
- Anatomical nomenclatures
- Anatomic terminology
- Anatomic terminologies
- Anatomic nomenclature
- Anatomic nomenclatures
- Anatomical nomenclature
The correct usage of anatomical nomenclature is fundamental to good radiological, and more generally clinical medical, practice. Since 1998, the Terminologia Anatomica (TA) has set the global standard for what constitutes correct anatomical terminology; its second edition was published in 2019 1. The Terminologia Anatomica is the successor to the Nomina Anatomica.
The Terminologia Anatomica is used as the ultimate arbiter as to what constitutes correct anatomical nomenclature on Radiopaedia.org.
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References
- 1. FIPAT. Terminologia Anatomica. 2nd Ed. FIPAT.library.dal.ca. Federative International Programme for Anatomical Terminology, 2019. https://fipat.library.dal.ca/TA2/
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