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Radiology&NuclearMed
Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Chapter 20 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abduction | Movement away from the midline of the body |
| Adduction | Movement toward the midline of the body |
| Eversion | Turning outward |
| Extension | Lengthening or straightening a flexed limb |
| Flexion | Bending a part of the body |
| Inversion | Turning inward |
| Lateral decubitus | Lying on the side |
| Prone | Lying on the belly |
| Recumbent | Lying down (may be prone or supine) |
| Supine | Lying on the back (face up) |
| Posteroanterior (PA) View | In this most commonly requested chest x-ray view, x-rays travel from a posterior placed source to an anteriorly placed detector |
| Anteroposterior (AP) View | X-rays travel from an anteriorly placed source to a posteriorly placed detector |
| Lateral View | In a left lateral view, x-rays travel from a source located to the right of the patient to a detected placed to the left of the patient |
| Oblique View | X-rays travel in slanting direction at an angle from a perpendicular plane |
| Renal Scans | used to examine the kidneys & to detect any abnormalities, such as tumors or obstruction of the renal blood flow |
| Thyroid Scans | used to evaluate thyroid function |
| Bone Scans | used to evaluate any degenerative and/or arthritic changes in the joints, to detect bone diseases and tumors, and/or to determine the cause of bone pain or inflammation *inflammatory diseases, tumors, & abscesses |
| Heart Scans | used to identify abnormal blood flow to the heart, to determine the extent of the damage of the heart muscle after a heart attack, and/or to measure heart function |
| Brain Scans | used to investigate problems within the brain and/or in the blood circulation to the brain |
| Breast Scans | often used with mammograms to locate cancerous tissue in the breast |
| Radiology | is the medical specialty concerned with the study of x-rays |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | magnetic field & radio waves produce sagittal, coronal, & axial images of the body (uses electromagnetic energy rather than x-rays) |
| Nuclear Medicine | Medical specialty that studies the uses of radioactive substances (radionuclides) in diagnosis of disease |
| Ultrasound | Diagnostic procedure frequently used to assess fatel size & development |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| Ba | barium |
| BE | barium enema |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CXR | chest x-ray |
| DICOM | digital image communication in medicine |
| DI | diagnostic imaging |
| DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
| ECHO | echocardiography |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
| LAT | lateral |
| L-spine | lumbar spine |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MRA | magnetic resonance angiography |
| MRV | magnetic resonance venography |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| PACS | picture archival and communications system |
| RFA | radiofrequency ablation |
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