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Chapter 20- Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

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The medical specialty concerned with the study of x-rays is called ____________________.   show
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The medical specialty that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in the diagnosis of disease is called _______________________.   show
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A substance that is _________________ permits the passage of most of the x-rays.   show
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show radiopaque  
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An _________________ is the x-ray image of blood vessels and heart chambers obtained after contrast is injected through a catheter into the appropriate blood vessel of heart chamber.   show
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When contrast or air or both are injected into a joint, and x-ray images of the joint are obtained it is referred to as an _________________________.   show
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The x-ray image of contrast-injected blood vessels produced by taking two x-ray pictures and using a computer to subtract obscuring shadows from the second image is called __________________________.   show
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show fluoroscopy  
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The use of high-frequency inaudible sound waves that bounce off the body tissues is called _____________________.   show
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show posteroanterior view  
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show oblique view  
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Movement away from the midline of the body   show
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show adduction  
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show eversion  
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show extension  
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bending a part of the body.   show
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turning inward   show
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lying down on the side with the x-ray beam horizontally positioned   show
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lying on the belly   show
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lying on the back   show
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The two types of tests used by nuclear medicine physicians to diagnose disease are called .   show
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show PET scan  
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This technique involves an IV injection of a radioactive tracer and the computer reconstruction of a 3D image based on a composite of many views.   show
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This nuclear medicine study is utilized to evaluate myocardial perfusion.   show
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A diagnostic x-ray procedure whereby cross-sectional image of a specific body segment is produced.   show
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This diagnostic study uses a magnetic field and radio waves to produce sagittal, coronal and axial images of the body.   show
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show angiography  
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AP   show
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CT   show
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CXR   show
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show decubitus  
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DI   show
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show digital substraction angiography  
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show gadolinium  
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show intravenous pyelogram  
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KUB   show
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show lateral  
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L-spine   show
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show magnetic resonance imaging  
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show magnetic resonance angiography  
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show posteroanterior  
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show positron emission tomography  
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show radiofrequency ablation  
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SBFT   show
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SPECT   show
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show upper gastrointestinal (series)  
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US, U/S   show
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V/Q scan   show
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