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Chapter 20

Radiology And Nuclear Medicine

Term Answer
Obstructing the passageway of X-Rays: RADIOPAQUE
Permitting the passage of X-rays: RADIOLUCENT
Aids physicians in performing ultrasound procedures: SONOGRAPHER
Transformation of stable substances into charged particles: IONIZATION
Radioactive drug administered for diagnostic purposes: RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL
Radioactive chemical that gives off energy in the form of radiation: RADIOISOTOPE
A physician who specializes in diagnostic radiology: RADIOOLOGISTS
Study of the uses of radioactive substances in the diagnosis of disease: NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Radiopaque substances are given and conventional x-rays taken: CONTRAST STUDIES
Use of echoes of high-frequency sound waves to diagnose disease: ULTRASONOGRAPHY
A magnetic field and radio waves are used to form images of the body: MRI
X-ray pictures are taken circulary around and are of the body, and a computer synthesizes the information into composite images: COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT
Therapeutic procedures are performed by a radiologists under the guidance of CT, MRI, or ultrasonography: INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
X-ray of the spinal cord: MYELOGRAPHY
Urinary Tract: RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY
Blood vessel: ANGIOGRAPHY
Esophagus, stomach, and small intestine: UPPER GI SERIES
Bile Vessels (ducts): CHOLANGIOGRAPHY
Lower Gastrointestinal tract: BARIUM ENEMA
Uterus and fallopian tubes: HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY
On the side: LATERAL
Turned inward: INVERSION
Movement away from the midline: ABDUCTION
Laying on the belly: PRONE
X-ray tube positioned on an angle: OBLIQUE
Bending apart: FLEXION
Straightening a limb: EXTENSION
Lying on the back: SUPINE
Lying down on the side: LATERIAL DECUBITUS
Lying down prone or supine: RECUMBENT
Turning outward: EVERSION
Posteroanterior view ( back to front ): PA
Movement toward the midline: ADDUCTION
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