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