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LOM 20 & Kinn Ch 50
Radiologic terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| PA | Posterioranterior - x-ray beam travels back to front |
| AP | Anteroposterior - x-ray beam travels from front to back |
| Lateral (commonly left lateral) | X-ray beam travels through right side to left side which is against the film |
| Oblique | X-ray beam travels in a slanting direction and an angle from the perpendicular plane. |
| abduction | away from midline |
| adduction | toward midlin |
| eversion | turning outward |
| extension | straightening a flexed limb |
| flexion | bending a part of the body |
| inversion | turning inward |
| lateral decubitus | lying on side - x-ray beam horizontally positioned |
| prone | lying on the belly |
| recumbent | lying down (prone or supine) |
| supine | lying on the back |
| axial | radiograph taken with a longitudinal angle |
| anterior | front of body |
| posterior | back of body |
| cephalic | toward the head |
| caudal | toward the feet |
| external | to the outside |
| inferior | below |
| internal | deep; near the center of the body part |
| lateral | referring to the side |
| medial | toward the center |
| palmar | referring to the palm of the hand |
| plantar | referring to the sole of the feet |
| proximal | toward the point of origin (closer to midline of the body) |
| distal | toward the distant point farthest from midline of the body |
| sagittal plane | right and left halves |
| mid-saggital plane | equal right and left halves |
| coronal plane or frontal plane | divides the body into anterior and posterior portions |
| transverse plane | divides the body into superior and inferior portions |
| sonogram or ultrasound | imaging using sound waves |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| CT | computed tomography |
| Nuclear Medicine | imaging using tracers of radioactive material swallowed or injected |
| DEXA | dual energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| mA | milliamperage - how rapidly radiation is produced during x-ray |
| kVp | kilovoltage - penetrating power of the x-ray beam |
| SID | source to image distance during x-ray exposure |
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