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Ch. 20
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Angio | angiography |
| Ba | Barium |
| IVP | inravenous pyelogram |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal (series) |
| V/Q scan | ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs (Q stands for rate of blood flow or blood volume) |
| US, U/S | ultrasound; ultrasonography |
| nuclear medicine | uses radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease. |
| 131I | isotope of radioactive iodine - used in thyroid scan and treatment for thyroid cancer |