Investigative Techniques

Investigative techniques used in pre-clinical and clinical research, epidemiology, chemistry, immunology, genetics, etc. They do not include techniques specifically applied to DIAGNOSIS; THERAPEUTICS; anesthesia and analgesia; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; and DENTISTRY.

Year introduced: 1998

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Tree Number(s): E05

MeSH Unique ID: D008919

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• Investigative Technique
• Technique, Investigative
• Techniques, Investigative
• Investigative Technics
• Investigative Technic
• Technic, Investigative
• Technics, Investigative

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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Accelerometry
Actigraphy
Airway Extubation
Animal Experimentation
Animal Use Alternatives +
Rotarod Performance Test
Vivisection
Animal Identification Systems
Anthropometry
Body Weights and Measures +
Cephalometry
Odontometry +
Pelvimetry
Artifacts
Autoanalysis
Automation, Laboratory
Autopsy
Postmortem Imaging
Biological Assay
Limulus Test
Biomedical Enhancement
Genetic Enhancement
Bioprinting
Bioprospecting
Bone Demineralization Technique
Catheterization
Angioplasty +
Balloon Embolectomy
Balloon Occlusion +
Balloon Valvuloplasty
Cardiac Catheterization +
Catheterization, Central Venous
Catheterization, Peripheral +
Urinary Catheterization +
Cementation
Centrifugation
Ultracentrifugation +
Chemistry Techniques, Analytical
Activation Analysis +
Analytic Sample Preparation Methods
Binding, Competitive
Biuret Reaction
Calorimetry +
Chemical Fractionation +
Chemical Precipitation +
Chemometrics
Chromatography +
Countercurrent Distribution
Crystallization
Crystallography +
Desiccation
Deuterium Exchange Measurement +
Dialysis +
Differential Thermal Analysis +
Electroosmosis
Electrophoresis +
Enzyme Assays +
Filtration +
Flow Injection Analysis
Glucose Clamp Technique
Mass Spectrometry +
Microchemistry
Molecular Imprinting
Nucleotide Mapping
Osmometry
Peptide Mapping +
Photometry +
Polarography
Quartz Crystal Microbalance Techniques
Refractometry
Scattering, Radiation +
Spectrum Analysis +
Spin Trapping
Surface Plasmon Resonance
Thermogravimetry
Titrimetry +
Ultracentrifugation +
Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic
Click Chemistry
Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques +
Cycloaddition Reaction
Molecular Imprinting
Solid-Phase Synthesis Techniques
Chromophore-Assisted Light Inactivation
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Clinical Chemistry Tests +
COVID-19 Testing +
Cytological Techniques +
Genetic Testing +
Hematologic Tests +
Histological Techniques +
Immunologic Tests +
Laboratory Critical Values
Metabolic Clearance Rate
Microbiological Techniques +
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques +
Neonatal Screening
Occult Blood
Parasite Load +
Parasitic Sensitivity Tests
Pregnancy Tests +
Radioligand Assay
Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Semen Analysis +
Sex Determination Analysis +
Specimen Handling +
Constriction
Containment of Biohazards
Cytological Techniques
Cell Count +
Cell Culture Techniques +
Cell Fractionation
Cell Fusion
Cell Migration Assays +
Cell Separation +
Cell Tracking
Cellular Reprogramming Techniques
Colony-Forming Units Assay +
Cytodiagnosis +
Cytogenetic Analysis +
Cytophotometry +
Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor +
Electroporation +
Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay
Metabolic Flux Analysis
Patch-Clamp Techniques
Single-Cell Analysis +
Stem Cell Research
Decision Support Techniques
Analytic Hierarchy Process
Clinical Decision Rules
Data Interpretation, Statistical +
Dilatation
Drug Development
Drug Approval +
Drug Discovery +
Drug Evaluation
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical
Drug Repositioning
Ecological Parameter Monitoring
Electrochemical Techniques
Conductometry
Electrolysis +
Electroosmosis
Electrophoresis +
Electroporation +
Polarography
Potentiometry
Embryo Research
Research Embryo Creation
Endpoint Determination
Epidemiologic Methods
Contact Tracing
Data Collection +
Disease Notification
Epidemiologic Research Design +
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics +
Epidemiological Monitoring +
Geographic Mapping
Molecular Epidemiology +
Sentinel Surveillance
Statistics as Topic +
Treatment Switching
Equipment Design
Orthodontic Appliance Design
Prosthesis Design +
User-Centered Design
Equipment Failure
Catheter Obstruction
Equipment Failure Analysis
Intrauterine Device Migration +
Prosthesis Failure
Equipment Reuse
Equipment Safety
Ergometry
Exercise Test
Euthanasia, Animal
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Device Approval +
Drug Approval +
Drug Evaluation
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical +
Feasibility Studies
Pilot Projects
Product Surveillance, Postmarketing +
Program Evaluation
Reproducibility of Results +
Validation Studies as Topic
Fetal Research
Finite Element Analysis
Food Analysis
Fourier Analysis
Games, Experimental
Prisoner Dilemma
Genetic Techniques
Cellular Reprogramming Techniques +
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation +
Chromosome Mapping +
Cloning, Molecular +
Cloning, Organism
Contig Mapping
Crosses, Genetic +
Cytogenetic Analysis +
DNA Fingerprinting +
DNA Footprinting
Gene Expression Profiling +
Gene Targeting +
Gene Transfer Techniques +
Genetic Association Studies +
Genetic Engineering +
Genetic Testing +
Genotyping Techniques
In Situ Nick-End Labeling
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques +
Molecular Epidemiology +
Molecular Typing +
Mutagenicity Tests +
Nuclease Protection Assays
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques +
Nucleic Acid Denaturation
Nucleic Acid Hybridization +
Optogenetics
Pedigree
Restriction Mapping +
Reverse Genetics
Sequence Alignment
Sequence Analysis +
Viral Pseudotyping
Human Experimentation
Autoexperimentation
Nontherapeutic Human Experimentation
Therapeutic Human Experimentation
Immersion
Immobilization
Restraint, Physical +
Immunologic Techniques
Epitope Mapping
Immunization +
Immunoassay +
Immunohistochemistry +
Immunologic Tests +
Immunoprecipitation +
Immunosuppression Therapy +
Radioimmunodetection
In Vitro Techniques
Culture Techniques +
Indicator Dilution Techniques
Dye Dilution Technique
Radioisotope Dilution Technique
Thermodilution
Interferometry
Microscopy, Interference +
Moire Topography
Intubation
Intubation, Gastrointestinal
Intubation, Intratracheal +
Ischemic Preconditioning
Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial
Isolated Heart Preparation
Isotope Labeling
Magnetometry
Magnetocardiography
Magnetoencephalography
Manometry
Rhinomanometry
Materials Testing
Mechanical Tests +
Methods
Observation
Research Design +
Microchip Analytical Procedures
Microarray Analysis +
Microfluidic Analytical Techniques +
Micromanipulation
Microdissection +
Microinjections
Microsurgery
Microscopy
Intravital Microscopy +
Microscopy, Acoustic
Microscopy, Confocal +
Microscopy, Electron +
Microscopy, Fluorescence +
Microscopy, Interference +
Microscopy, Polarization
Microscopy, Scanning Probe +
Microscopy, Ultraviolet
Microscopy, Video
Nonlinear Optical Microscopy +
Nuclear Microscopy
Photomicrography
Single Molecule Imaging
Models, Animal
Disease Models, Animal +
Isolated Heart Preparation
Models, Theoretical
Cellular Automata
Climate Models
Fractals
Fuzzy Logic
Health Belief Model +
Models, Biological +
Models, Biopsychosocial
Models, Chemical
Models, Educational
Models, Molecular +
Models, Nursing +
Models, Organizational
Models, Psychological +
Models, Statistical +
Nonlinear Dynamics
Transtheoretical Model
Molecular Probe Techniques
Biosensing Techniques +
Biotinylation
Blotting, Northern
Blotting, Southern
Blotting, Southwestern
Blotting, Western +
Branched DNA Signal Amplification Assay
Immunoassay +
Molecular Imaging +
Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
Protein Array Analysis
Protein Interaction Mapping +
Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
Two-Hybrid System Techniques
Motion Capture
Neoplasm Transplantation
Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays +
Neuroimaging
Brain Cortical Thickness
Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Functional Neuroimaging +
Neuroradiography +
Neuromuscular Blockade
Olfactometry
Optical Imaging
Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging
Narrow Band Imaging
Tomography, Optical +
Transillumination
Optical Tweezers
Oscillometry
Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity
Parabiosis
Cross Circulation
Perfusion
Reperfusion +
Photoacoustic Techniques
Photography
Photography, Dental
Time-Lapse Imaging
Physical Stimulation
Acoustic Stimulation
Electric Stimulation +
Photic Stimulation
Physiognomy
Preservation, Biological
Cryopreservation +
Plastination
Refrigeration
Tissue Preservation +
Psychological Techniques
Behavior Observation Techniques
Galvanic Skin Response
Reaction Time +
Signal Detection, Psychological
Radiometry
Autoradiography
Radiation Dosage +
Radiation Monitoring +
Radiometric Dating
Scintillation Counting
Spectrometry, Gamma
Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission +
Sun Protection Factor
Whole-Body Counting
Reproductive Techniques
Breeding +
Cloning, Organism
Embryo Disposition
Fallopian Tube Patency Tests
Nuclear Transfer Techniques
Ovulation Detection
Ovulation Prediction
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted +
Rheology
Hemorheology
Laser-Doppler Flowmetry
Lubrication
Microfluidics +
Sonication
Sound Spectrography
Stereotaxic Techniques
Neuronavigation
Radiosurgery
Substance Abuse Detection
Technology, Pharmaceutical
Dosage Forms +
Drug Compounding
Drug Incompatibility
Drug Labeling
Drug Packaging
Drug Stability
Drug Storage
Enzyme Stability
High-Throughput Screening Assays
Hot Melt Extrusion Technology
Spray Drying
Technology, Radiologic
Teleradiology
Telemetry
Remote Sensing Technology +
Therapeutic Irrigation
Bronchoalveolar Lavage +
Gastric Lavage
Nasal Lavage +
Peritoneal Lavage
Vaginal Douching
Thermometry
Thermography
Toxicity Tests
Carcinogenicity Tests
Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic
Inhibitory Concentration 50
Lethal Dose 50
Maximum Tolerated Dose
Mutagenicity Tests +
No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level
Toxicity Tests, Acute +
Toxicity Tests, Chronic
Toxicity Tests, Subacute
Toxicity Tests, Subchronic
Trauma Severity Indices
Abbreviated Injury Scale
Glasgow Coma Scale
Glasgow Outcome Scale
Injury Severity Score
Vaccine Development
Immunogenicity, Vaccine
Vaccine Efficacy
Vaccine Potency
Video-Assisted Techniques and Procedures
Wavelet Analysis
Weightlessness Countermeasures
Weightlessness Simulation
Hindlimb Suspension
Weights and Measures
Calibration
International System of Units
Metric System
Quartz Crystal Microbalance Techniques
Reference Standards +
Reference Values
Whole Body Imaging
Whole-Body Irradiation