noninvasive

adjective

non·in·va·sive | \ ˌnän-in-ˈvā-siv

, -ziv\

Definition of noninvasive

1 : not tending to spread specifically : not tending to infiltrate and destroy healthy tissue noninvasive cancer of the bladder

2 : not being or involving an invasive medical procedure noninvasive imaging techniques

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noninvasive techniques of measuring brain activity

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Early 1990s As forensic photogrammetry developed, the idea for conducting noninvasive documentation of body surfaces using CT scans, MRIs and 3D surface scanning took root. — Maude Campbell, Popular Mechanics, "The Complete History of the Autopsy," 26 Dec. 2018 Which is precisely why these body-shaping tools are ruling the noninvasive realm. — Jolene Edgar, Allure, "What Is EMSulpt? Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Body-Contouring Treatment," 17 Sep. 2018 Several companies are investigating minimally invasive or noninvasive glucose monitors, and a few have been approved by the FDA, but developing systems that don’t penetrate the skin has been challenging. — Deborah Gage, WSJ, "Wearable Health Monitors: Do They Work?," 16 Sep. 2018 To assess the stiffness of the teens' artery walls, the researchers used a noninvasive device to measure the speed at which a pulse from the heart travels between the carotid artery in the neck and the femoral artery in the leg. — Fox News, "Artery damage seen in some teenage smokers, drinkers," 7 Sep. 2018 Treatment, usually daily replacement hormones, is inexpensive and noninvasive. — Sarah Jio, Woman's Day, "8 Surprising Reasons You're Tired," 14 Jan. 2011 To that end, this past February the American College of Physicians released new guidelines on noninvasive treatments for lower back pain. — Daisy Yuhas, Scientific American, "Forget Pills and Surgery for Back Pain," 1 Oct. 2017 Today’s imaging tools are noninvasive, which means there’s nary a brush or Q-tip in sight, and there will be no removal of particles. — Nina Siegal, New York Times, "Uncovering the Secrets of the ‘Girl With a Pearl Earring’," 26 Feb. 2018 Migraine specialists are also exploring other treatments, including forehead and eyelid surgery to decompress branches of the trigeminal nerve, as well as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive way of altering nerve cell activity. — David Noonan, Scientific American, "New Nerve Drugs May Finally Prevent Migraine Headaches," 1 Dec. 2015

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