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Bonewit #14
Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging -Libby
Question | Answer |
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Contrast medium | A substance used to make a particular structure visible on a radiograph |
Echocardiogram | An ultrasound examination of the heart |
Enema | An injection of fluid into the rectum to aid in the elimination of feces from the colon |
Fluoroscope | An instrument used to view internal organs and structures directly |
Fluoroscopy | Examination of a patient with a fluoroscope |
radiograph | a permanent record of a picture of an internal body organ or structure produced on radiographic film |
radiography | the taking of permanent records of internal body organs and structures by passing x-rays through the body to act on a specially sensitized film |
Radiologist | a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease using radiation and other imaging techniques |
Radiology | The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radiation and other imaging techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of disease |
radiolucent | describing a structure that permits the passage of x-rays |
radiopaque | describing a structure that obstructs the passage of x-rays |
Sonogram | The record obtained with ultrasonography |
Ultrasonography | The use of high-frequency sound waves to produce an image of an organ or tissue |