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MeSH Heading: Fourier Analysis
Tree Number(s): E05.377; G17.226; L01.224.800.625
Unique ID: D005583
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005583
Scope Note: Analysis based on the mathematical function first formulated by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier in 1807. The function, known as the Fourier transform, describes the sinusoidal pattern of any fluctuating pattern in the physical world in terms of its amplitude and its phase. It has broad applications in biomedicine, e.g., analysis of the x-ray crystallography data pivotal in identifying the double helical nature of DNA and in analysis of other molecules, including viruses, and the modified back-projection algorithm universally used in computerized tomography imaging, etc. (From Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
Entry Version: FOURIER ANAL
Entry Term(s): Analysis, Cyclic; Analysis, Fourier; Cyclic Analysis; Fourier Series; Fourier Transform
See Also: Wavelet Analysis
Public MeSH Note: 73
History Note: 73
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/03

Concept UI: M0008789
Scope Note: Analysis based on the mathematical function first formulated by Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Fourier in 1807. The function, known as the Fourier transform, describes the sinusoidal pattern of any fluctuating pattern in the physical world in terms of its amplitude and its phase. It has broad applications in biomedicine, e.g., analysis of the x-ray crystallography data pivotal in identifying the double helical nature of DNA and in analysis of other molecules, including viruses, and the modified back-projection algorithm universally used in computerized tomography imaging, etc. (From Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)
Terms: Fourier Analysis Preferred Term
Term UI T016927
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1973); Analysis, Cyclic
Term UI T016924
Date12/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Analysis, Fourier
Term UI T016926
Date12/26/1978
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Cyclic Analysis
Term UI T016925
Date12/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID POPLINE (1978)

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