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LOM Ch 20 Radiology Set 1
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner Radiology
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05/19/2010

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Computed tomography
Definition
What does the abbreviation CT stand for?
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computed tomography
Definition
diagnostic x-ray procedure whereby a cross-sectional image of a specific body segment is produced
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True
Definition
T or F: Newer CD scanners can create 3D images
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contrast studies
Definition
radiopaque materials are injected to obtain contrast with surrounding tissue when shown on the x-ray film
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gamma camera
Definition
machine to detect gamma rays emitted from radiopharmaceuticals during scanning for diagnostic purposes
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gamma rays
Definition
high-energy rays emitted by radioactive substances in tracer studies
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half-life
Definition
time required for a radioactive substance to lose half its radioactivity by disintegration
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interventional radiology
Definition
therapeutic or diagnostic procedures performed by a radiologist--such as needle biopsy of a mass and drainge of an abscess under the guidance of CT or fluoroscopy
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in vitro
Definition
process, test, or procedure is performed, measured, or observed outside of a living organism--often in a test tube
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in vivo
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process, test, or procedure is performed, measured, or observed within a living organism
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ionization
Definition
transformation of electrically neutral substances into electrically chaged particles--which can be done by x-rays
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magnetic resonance imaging
Definition
What does MRI stand for?
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magnetic resonance imaging
Definition
magnetic field and radio waves produce sgittal, coronal, and axial images of the body
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nuclear medicine
Definition
medical specialty that sutdies the uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease
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radionuclides
Definition
radioactive substances
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radiopaque materials
Definition
contrast media
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positron emission tomography
Definition
What does the abbreviation PET stand for?
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positron emission tomography
Definition
positron emitting radionuclides given intravenously create a cross-sectional image of cellular metabolism based on local concentration of the adioactive substance--give information about metabolic activity
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radioimmunoassay
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test combines radioactive chemicals and antibodies to detect minute quantities of substances in a patient's blood
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radioisotope
Definition
radioactive form of an element substance--a radionuclide
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radiolabeled compound
Definition
radiopharmaceutical--used in nuclear medicine studies
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radiology
Definition
medical specialty concerned with the study of x-rays and their use in the diagnosis of disease--includes ultrasound and magnetic waves
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diagnostic radiology
Definition
another name for radiology
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radiolucent
Definition
permitting the passage of x-rays--appears black on x-ray film
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radionuclide
Definition
radioactive form of an element that gives off energy in the form of radiation--a radioisotope
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radiopaque
Definition
obstructing the passage of x-rays--appears white on the x-ray film
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radiopharmaceutical
Definition
radioactive drug (radionuclide plus chemical) that is adminstered safely for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes--a radiotracer
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radiopharmaceutical, cardiac, DTPA
Definition
Technetium 99m is a ___________ that combines with albumin for _________ imaging and ________ for renal imaging
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scan
Definition
image of an area, organ or tissue of the body obtained from ultrasound, radioactive tracer studies, CT, or MRI
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single photon emission computed tomography
Definition
What does SPECT stand for?
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