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Radiology Terminology

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Rad Terminology
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Abduction   Away from body  
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Inversion   Hand or foot turned inward  
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Midsagittal   Dives body into equal right and left sections  
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Midcoronal   Divides body into anterior and posterior sections  
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Transverse   Cross-sectional slices of the body  
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Radiograph   Images illustrated on x-ray film  
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Projection   Path of beam  
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Anatomical Position   Patient standing with palms up, head straight, arms at the side  
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Supine   Lying on back  
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Prone   Lying on front  
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Recumbent   General term for lying down  
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Trendelenburg   Head lower than feet  
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Dorsal   Back  
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Ventral   Front  
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PA   Central ray path from posterior to anterior  
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AP   Central ray from anterior to posterior  
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Lateral   Patient on side  
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Oblique   Part angled sometimes 45 degrees  
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Decubitus   Horizontal beam  
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Caudal   Tube angled toward feet  
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Cephalic   Toward head  
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Pronate   To turn arm so that palm of hand faces down  
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Projection (Central Ray)   Describes path of radiation as it goes from x-ray tube through patient to film.  
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Decubitus projection   Patient is lying down and CR is parallel to horizon  
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Left Posterior Oblique   Patient is lying face up with right side up and left side down.  
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Proximal   Near the source  
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Inferior   Below  
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Superior   Above  
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Distal   Farthest from the source  
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Flexion   Bending of part  
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Extension   Straightening of part  
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Right Anterior Oblique   Patient's right anterior surface touching cassette at a 45-degree angle.  
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Medial   Refers to parts toward the midline or middle of a part.  
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Deep   Farther from the skin surface  
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Contralateral   On the opposite side  
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Ipsilateral   On the same side  
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Superficial   Near the skin surface  
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Cephalad   Toward the head end of the body  
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Caudad   Away from the head end  
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Plantar   Sole of the foot  
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Dorsum   Top or anterior surface of the foot or posterior surface of hand  
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Circumduction   Circular movement of limb away from body  
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Rotation   Turning or rotating of body/body part around its axis  
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Tilt   Tipping or slanting a body part slightly  
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Fowler's Position   Head higher than feet  
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Lithotomy Position   Supine position with knees and hip flexed and thighs abducted and rotated externally, supported by ankle supports (Pap Smear)  
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Sim's Position   Recumbent position with patient lying on left anterior side with left leg extended and right knee/thigh partially flexed  
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Dorsal Recumbent   Lying on back  
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Ventral Recumbent   Lying face down  
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Decubitus Position   Patient lying down, CR is horizontal and parallel with floor  
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Lordotic Position   Patient leans backward in upright position, with only shoulder in contact with IR  
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Lateral Projection   Perpendicular CR enters either side of body/part, passes traversely along coronal plane, and exits opposite side  
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Tangential Projection   CR directed toward outer margin of a curved body surface to profile body part just under surface  
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True Position   Specifically indicates that body part must be placed exactly in anatomic position  
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Axial Projection   Longitudinal angulation of CR with long axis of body or body part, 10 degrees or more  
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