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ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY   catheter introduced into vein or artery to view circulatory system  
ANGIOGRAPHY   x- ray films allowing visualization of internal structures  
CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY   make visualization of cerebral vascular system via x- ray  
RENAL ANGIOGRAPHY   x-ray of internal anatomy of the renal blood  
ARTERIOGRAPY   x-ray visualization of arteries  
ARTHROGRAPHY   x-ray inside of joints  
BARIUM ENEMA   introduction of barium sulfate into the rectum x-ray are then taken of the lower intestinal  
BRONCHORAPHY   x-ray of the bronchial  
BARIUM SWALLOW (UPPER GI)   barium follows esophagus as the person swallows  
CHOLANGIORAPHY (PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC)   an examination of the bile duct structure using a needle to pass into an intrahepatic bile duct  
CHOLANGIOPANCRATOGRAPHY   examines the size of and the filling of the pancreatic and biliary ducts through direct radio-graphic visualisation with a fiber-optic endoscope  
CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY   visualization of the gallbladder  
CINERADIOGRAPHY   combing techniques of fluoroscopy, radiography and cinematography by filming the images that develop on a fluorescent screen with a movie camera  
COMPUTED AXIAL TOMOGRAHY   apainless nonivasicediagnosic x-ray procdure using onizin radiation tat produc a cross sectional image of the body  
VOIDING CYSTOUETHROGRAPHY   x-ray visualization of the bladder and urethra during the voiding process bladder is filled with a contrast material  
Cystourethrogram   the record portion of voiding cystourethrography (voiding of the bladder)  
radiopaque   dye or x-rays  
DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY   x-ray images of blood vessels only appearing without any background with the use of video subtraction process  
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY   diagnostic procedure for studying the structure and motion of the heart  
FLUOROSCOPY   a radiological technique use to examine the function of an organ or a body part using a fluoroscope  
HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY   x-ray o the uterus and fallopian tubes  
LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY   x-ray assessment of the lymphatic system following injection of a contrast medium into the lymph vessels in the hand or foot  
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING   a noninvasice scanning procedure that provides visualization of fluid in soft tissue and bony structures without the use of radiation  
MAMMOGRAPHY   x-ray of soft tissue of breast  
MYELOGRAPHY   introduction of contrast medium into the lumbar subarachnoid space through a lumbar puncture to visualize the spinal cord and vertebral canal through x-ray  
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SCAN   computerized radio graphic images of various bony structures produced when radioactive substance are inhaled or injected  
INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY   radio-graphic procedure provides visualization of the entire urinary tract that is the kidneys ureters bladder and urethra  
RADIATION THERAPY   delivery of ionizing radiation to accomplish either destruction of tumor cells, reduction of tumor size, decrease pain ,relief of obstruction ,to stop the spread of cancer cells  
RADIOACTIVE IODINE UPTAKE   examination that determines the position size, shape and physiological function of the thyroid gland through thee of radio nuclear scanning  
SCANNING   looking at bones with a gamma camera an intravenous injection of a radionuclide material which is absorbed by the bones  
SMALL BOWEL FOLLOW THROUGH   oral administration a contrast which flows through the upper GI system films are obtained at timed intervals to observe the progression of the barium  
TOMOGRAPHY   x-ray technique used to construct a detailed cross section at a predetermined depth of a tissue  
ULTRASONOGRAPHY   this is a procedure in which sound waves are transmitted into the body structures as a Small transducer passed over the patients skin  
VENOGRAPHY   technique used to prepare an x-ray image of veins which have been injected with a contrast medium that is radiopaque  
XERORADIOGRAPHY   diagnostic x-ray technique used to produce an electrical image rather than a chemical image  
X-RAYS   high energy electromagnetic waves passing through the body for diagnosis and therapy  
ABDUCTION   movement of a limb away from the body  
ADDUCTION   movement of a limb toward the axis of the body  
anteroposterior   from the front to the back of the body commonly associated with the direction of the x-ray beam  
aortography   radiographic process in which the aorta and its branches are infected with any o varios contrast media for visualization  
axial   pertaining to or situated on the axis of a structure or part of the body  
betatron   a cyclic accelerator that produces high energy electrons for radiotherapy treatments  
BRACHYTHERAPY   the placement of radioactive sources in contact with or implanted into the tissue to be treated  
CINERADIOGRAPHY   the filming with a movie camera of the images that appear on a fluorescent screen especially those images of body structures that have been injected with a nontoxic radiopaque medium for diagnostic purposes also called cinefluorography  
computed tomography   an x-ray technique that produces a film representing a detailed cross section of tissue structure  
digital radiography   any method of x-ray image formation that uses a computer to store and manipulate data  
Doppler effect   the apparent change in frequency of sound or light waves emitted by a source as it moves away from or toward an observer  
eversion   turning of foot outward at ankle  
extension   increases angle of two adjoining bones  
flexion   decreases angle of two bones  
fluroescence   the emission of light of one wavelength usually ultraviolet  
GAMMA CAMERA   a device that uses the emission of light from a crystal struck by gamma rays to produce an image of the distribution of radioactive material in a body organ  
HALF LIFE   the time required for a radioactive substance to lose 50% ofits activity through decay  
interstitial therapy   radiotherapy in which needles or wires that contain radioactive material are implanted directly into tumor areas  
inversion   an abnormal condition in which the organ is turned inside out such as the uterine inversion also refers to turning inward at ankle  
ionization   the process in which a neutral atom or molecule gains or loses electrons and thus acquires a negative or positive electric charge  
irradiation   expoure to any form of radiant energy such as heat , light, pr x-ray  
lethal   capable of causing death  
linear accelerator   an apparatus for accelerating charged subatomic particles used in radiotherapy physic research and the production of radionuclide  
nuclear medicine   a medical discipline that uses radioactive isotopes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease  
orthovoltage   the voltage range of 100 to 350 keV supplied by some x-ray generators used for radiation therapy  
palliative   to soothe or relieve  
piezoelectric   the generation of a voltage across a solid when a mechanical stress is applied  
prone   being in horizontal position when lying face downward  
pyelography   a technique in radiology for examining the structures and evaluating  
RADOGRAPHER   n allied health professional trained to use x-ray  
radioimmunoassay   a technique in radiology used to determine the concentration of a antigen antibody, or other protein in the serum  
radioisotope   a radioactive isotope of an element used for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes  
RADIOLOGIST   a physician who specializes in radiology  
RADIOLOGY   the study of the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of x-ray  
radiolucent   pertaining to materials that allow x-ray to penetrate with a minmum of absorption  
RADIOPAQUE   not permitting the passage of x-ray or other radiant energy  
radiopharmaceutical   a drug that contains radioactive atoms  
recumbent   lying down or leaning backwards  
ROENTGENOLOGY   study of the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of x-rays  
scanning   technique for carefully studying an area organ or system of the body by recording and displaying an image of the area  
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY   a variation of computerized tomographic scanning in which gamma camera detectors rotate around the patients body collecting data  
SUPINE   lying horizontally on the back  
TELETHERAPY   radiation therapy administered by a machine hat is positioned at same distance from he patient  
TOMOGRAPHY   an x-ray technique that produces a film representing a detailed cross section of tissue structure at a predetermined depth  
TRANSDUCER   a handheld device that sends and receives a sound wave signal  
ULTRASOUND   sound waves at the very high frequency of over 20,000 kHz vibration per second  
uptake   the drawing up or absorption of a substance  


   


 

 

 
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