imagination vs imaging

imagination and imaging both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imagination	Yes	No	No	No
imaging	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, imagination and imaging are synonyms defined as:

imagination and imaging: the ability to form mental images of things or events

Other synonyms of imagination include imagery, mental imagery.

imagination (noun)	imaging (noun)
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses	(medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body
the ability to form mental images of things or events	the ability to form mental images of things or events
the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems