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