1. A medical diagnostic technique that allows direct observation of internal organs or structures using endoscopes, laparoscopes, or other optical instruments without surgical incision or imaging technology
The doctor performed a direct visualization procedure to examine the patient's vocal cords.
O médico realizou um procedimento de visualização direta para examinar as cordas vocais do paciente.
2. An examination method that enables the clinician to see the affected area with the naked eye through an optical instrument
A direct visualization procedure was necessary to confirm the diagnosis of the esophageal lesion.
Um procedimento de visualização direta foi necessário para confirmar o diagnóstico da lesão esofágica.