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Chapter 2: Radiology & Nuclear Medicine
materials & equipment terms; diagnostic procedures terms; directional terms in medical imaging; medical imaging general terms
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Undergraduate 2
06/13/2014

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Barium
Definition
Materials & Equipment Terms:
Contrast medium or dye, frequently used to provide enhanced images of body structures of the Digestive System
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Film
Definition
Materials & Equipment Terms:
Thin sheet of cellulose or plastic, coated with chemicals, used to take photos or x-rays
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Radioactive
Definition
Materials & Equipment Terms:
Emitting Radiation Energy
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Radiogram
Definition
Materials & Equipment Terms:
Image on X-ray film
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Roentgen
Definition
Materials & Equipment Terms:
Unit of Exposure to Radiation
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Shield
Definition
Materials & Equipment Terms:
Device used to protect against radiation
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Transducer
Definition
Materials & Equipment Terms:
Device for Converting Energy from one form to another
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Radiopaque
Definition
Materials & Equipment Terms:
Property of blocking the passage of X-rays
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Angiocardiography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Process of Viewing the Heart and Blood Vessels by injecting Radiopaque dye into circulating blood and exposing the chest to x-rays
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Angiography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Process of Recording a Vessel through the use of Radiopaque dye and X-rays
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Bronchography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Process of Viewing the Bronchus by X-ray Examination
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Cholangiogram
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
X-ray Examination of the Bile Ducts
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Cholecystogram
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
X-ray Examination of the Gallbladder
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Echogram
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Examination of Body Structures using Ultrasound imaging techniques
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Echocardiogram
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Ultrasound that Records the Function of the Valves and Flow of the Blood through the Heart
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Fluoroscopy
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Examination of Body Tissues and Deep Structures by Use of Fluoroscope
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Lymphangiography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
X-rays of Lymphatic Vessels
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Myelography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
X-rays of the Spinal Cord
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Pyelography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
X-rays of the Kidneys & Ureters
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Radiography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
X-rays
Term
Radioimmunoassay
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Measurement of Antigen-Antibody Interaction using Radioactive Substances
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Radiotherapy
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Treatment of Disease using Radioactive Emissions; Treatment for Cancer
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Salpingography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
X-rays of the Fallopian Tubes
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Sonogram
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Image Produced by Sound Waves Reflected of Body Structures (Examination of a part of the body using sound Waves)
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Tomography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
X-ray Exams where the x-ray device is Moved to View Areas of the Body
Term
Ultrasonography
Definition
Diagnostic Procedure Terms:
Imaging technique that uses Sound Waves to study a Portion of the Body
Term
Anteroposterior
Definition
Directional Terms in Medical Imaging:
Front to Back (direction of X-ray Passing through the Body when the patient is in a Standard X-ray Examination Position)
Term
Posteroanterior
Definition
Directional Terms in Medical Imaging:
Back to Front (direction of the X-ray passing through the body when the patient is in a Standard X-ray Examination Position)
Term
Axial
Definition
Directional Terms in Medical Imaging:
Around an Axis
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Lateral
Definition
Directional Terms in Medical Imaging:
On or Closer to the Side (X-rays passing through the body from the Side when the patient is in a Standard X-ray Position)
Term
Decubitus
Definition
Directional Terms in Medical Imaging:
Lying Down (describes patient Position for an X-ray Examination)
Term
Radiologist
Definition
Medical Imaging General Terms:
Physician who Specializes in the use of X-rays and Other Imaging Techniques; Interprets X-rays
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Roentgenology
Definition
Medical Imaging General Terms:
Alternate Term for X-ray Technology
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Scan
Definition
Medical Imaging General Terms:
Repeated Recording of emissions from Radioactive Substances onto a Photographic Film for One Area of the Body
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Scintiscan
Definition
Medical Imaging General Terms:
Image Created by Gamma Radiation; Indicating Concentration within the Body; an Imaging technique that Requires the the Injection of Radioactive Substances
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Sonolucent
Definition
Medical Imaging General Terms:
Permitting the Passage of Ultrasound Waves
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Tagging
Definition
Medical Imaging General Terms:
Attachment of Radioactive Material to a Substance that can be Found as it Moves through the Body
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Technologist
Definition
Medical Imaging General Terms:
One who is Trained in the Science and Practice of Using a Technology
Term
Therapeutic
Definition
Treatment of Disease; Curative
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Uptake
Definition
Medical Imaging General Terms:
Absorption of Radioactive Substance into Tissue
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