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Question | Answer |
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Ionic contrast | Diatrizocite...metrizoate....Ioxoglate |
None Ionic | Iopamidol.....Iohexol..... |
Pitch | Table movement /slice thickness. |
Normal Creatine | 0.6-1.2 mg/dl |
Quantum Noise | Number of detected photons. |
Contrast media used for byopsys | Water soluble iodinated. |
Where are the seminal vessels located? | Posterior to bladder anterior to rectum and superior to the prostrate gland. |
What does PTT measure? Why is it used? An average range for activated PTT is ? | Blood coagualtion,invasive procedures byopsi etc. 25-35 sec |
Correct angle of IV insertion for vein? | 15 degrees |
You are giving a IV bolus of 125mls via injector for a delay of 50sec what is your rate of flow? | 2.5 mls mlsĂ·flow rate. |
CTD1 is used to describe ? | Radiation dose to or during scanning. |
While interviewing to give contrast you main 2 questions are | Allergy history to contrast media and asthma |
Which factors affect GFR | Age,race,sex |
When administering IV contrast which has the greatest overall plasma iodine concentration. | Bolus technique .required entire volume over short period of time. |
Simple cysts of the kidneys have an HU of | 0 to +20 |
After giving a rapid bolus arterial phase of hepatic contrast enhancement occurs approx | 25-35sec. |
The abdominal aorta bifurcates at level of and into which arteries? | L4 bifurcates into left and right common iliac arteries |
On an EGG of a complete cycle which portion of the R-R interval is the heart in dystole | 55 -75% |
The accumulation of gas such as within the internal disk is called the | Nitrogen , Vaccume phenomenon |
During a spiral helical exam the scanner aquires data | Continuously aquiring data as the patient moves through the gantry acquiring volumetric data containing all attenuation from anatomy scanned. |
A brain without is performed without contrast for ? Why. | Subderal hematoma increased CT value eliminates the need for contrast . |
When scanning for TCC (tranisiinal cell carcinoma) of the bladder which phase best demonstrates renal enhancement | Excretory phase ; 3 to 15 minutes delay filling defects within the bladder,ureters and renal pelvis. |
CT General survey of neck section width and spacing | 3 mm thick every 3mm. |
The still viable ischemic tissue that surrounds the infarct core with an acute stroke is known as ? Normal range of CBV | Penumbra , 2.5 mL per 100grm of tissue. |
HRCT of chest is used to survey the .... | Lungs |
When doing a PE study this technique can be used to remove unwanted pulsation artifacts from cardiac motion . | Retrospective ECG gating. |
Explain retrospective gating | Scanning throughout the entire cardiac cycle only data from specific user determined portions of the ECG waveform are recontructed and used to create an image. |
Venous phase only general abdomen CT is given at a flow rate of | 1.0 to 3.0 |
Diffuse fatty infiltration of the hepatic parenchyma is referred to as | Hepatic Steatosis or fatty liver disease |
Normal liver HU | 10HU anything less then 10 HU less then spleen is considerd steatosis. |
30 to 40 sec after injection this phase is known as ....best demintrastes? | Corticomedullary phase best demonstrates optimal enhancement of renal cortex from renal medulla . |
During CT survey of the brain the gantry should be angled | 15 degrees above the (IOML) |
When scanning the larynx what letter is the patient instructed to say and why? | E",evaluate mobility of vocal cords |
Imaging plane parallel to the foots surface is | Axial plane is parallel to the foots plantar surface. |
The oblique axial plain is parallel to which part of the foot ? | Metatarsal 20 to 30 degrees caudaul from direct axial plane. |
The intermittent cramping in the legs due to poor circulation is known as | Claudation |
Complex fractures of the worst are most common in which carpal bones. | Scaphoid (navicular). |
Prior to CT colonography a bowel cleansing is termed | Catharsis. |
An entervesicle fistula is communicating between the | Bowel and bladder. |
This pathological disease process is considered interstitial disease of the lungs. | Bronchiectasis,emphysema,abestosis and sarcoidosis. |
The cul-de-sac is the. | Posterior to the uterus and overiesand coming site for ascites with pelvic pathology. |
Pituitary gland and the sella turcica is best demonstrates in which plane? | Coronal plane, involves less partial volume averageing. |
Most common site for injury due to blunt trauma is the which injuries are most common | Spleen , hematoma,hemorrhage,laceration. |