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Chabner C 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Medical specialty concerned with the study of x-rays | Radiology |
| Medical specialty that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in the diagnosis of disease. | Nuclear medicine |
| Physician who specializes in diagnostic radiology | radiologist |
| Specializes in diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures | nuclear medicine physician |
| obstructing the passage of x-rays | Radiopaque |
| Beams x-rays at multiple angles through a section of the patient's body. | Computed Tomography (CT) |
| permitting the passage of x-rays | radiolucent |
| radioactive chemical that gives off energy in the form of radiation | radionuclide |
| a magnetic field and radio waves are used to form images of the body | magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
| movement away from the midline | abduction |
| moving toward the midline | adduction |
| lying down (supine or prone) | recumbent |
| lying on the belly (face down) | prone |
| lying on the back (face up) | supine |
| process, test or procedure in which something is measured or observed in a living organism | in vivo |
| What can liver and spleen scans detect? | cirrhosis, abscesses, splenomegaly |
| What is Thallium-201? | Radionuclide when injected |
| Therapeutic procedures performed by a radiologist (includes using a catheter) | interventional radiology |
| digital image communication in medicine-standard protocol for transmission between imaging decives | DICOM |
| fluorodeoxyglucose-radiopharmaceutical used in PET scanning | FDG |
| single photon emission computed tomography; radioactive substances and a computer are used to create 3D images | SPECT |
| picture archival and communications system-replacement of traditional files with digital equivalents that can be accessed from several places and retrieved more rapidly | PACS |
| lower gastrointestinal series that opacifies the lumen of the large intestine using an enema containing barium sulfate. | barium enema |
| X-ray imaging of the spinal cord after injection of contrast agent into the subarachnoid space surrounding the spinal cord. | myelography |
| X-ray imaging of the renal pelvis and urinary tract | pyelography |
| IVP | Intravenous pyelogram |
| X-ray image of blood vessels and heart chambers is obtained after contrast is injected through a catheter into the appropriate blood vessel or heart chamber | angiography |
| Contrast or air or both are injected into a joint and x-ray images of the joint are obtained | arthrography |
| Use of motion picture techniques to record a series of x-ray images during fluoroscopy | cineradiography |
| Diagnostic technique that projects and retrieves high-frequency sound waves as they echo off parts of the body | Ultrasonography |
| X-ray imaging after injection of contrast into bile ducts | Cholangiography |
| X-ray record of the endometrail cavity and fallopian tubes is obtained after injection of contrast material through the vagina and into the endocervical canal | hysterosalpingography |
| Examination of the arteries using x-rays following injection of a radiopaque substance. | Arteriography |
| X-rays travel in a slanting direction at an angle from the perpendicular plane. | Oblique view |
| Emission of glowing light results from exposure to and absorptions of radiation from x-rays | Fluorescence |
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