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Mod E Unit 4 Terminology
Radiography & Diagnostic Imaging
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Health Care
Not Applicable
09/11/2012

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Term

 

 

Angiogram

Definition

 

Radiograph of the blood vessels.

Uses a contrast medium.

Term

 

 

Caliper

Definition

 

Instrument that measures thickness or diameter.

Term

 

 

Cholecystogram

Definition

 

 

Radiograph of the gallbladder.

Term

 

 

Claustrophobia

Definition

 

 

Fear of closed spaces.

Term

 

 

Computed Tomography

(CT)

Definition

 

Imaging procedure that views a body area from different angles in 3-D.

Term

 

 

Computer Imaging

Definition

 

Technique that uses contrast medium to display images on a computer screen.

Term

 

 

Contrast Medium

Definition

 

 

Radiopaque substance that enhances an image.

Term

 

 

Diagnostic Imaging

Definition

 

Techniques to produce a picture image w/o the use of radiation.

Term

 

 

Digital Radiographic Imaging

Definition

 

Radiography (x-rays) using a computer instead of traditional film.

Term

 

 

Dosimeter

Definition

 

Monitors amount of x-ray exposure to health care workers.

Term

 

 

Film-screen Radiography

Definition

 

Radiography (x-rays) that use traditional film.

Term

 

 

Fluoroscopic Imaging

(Fluoroscopy)

Definition

 

Radiographic imaging that allows the radiologist to view the images in motion.

Term

 

 

Intravenous Pyelogram

(IVP)

Definition

 

Radiographic view of the kidneys.

Uses contrast dye injected by IV.

Term

 

 

Lower Gastrointestinal Series

(Lower GI, Barium Enema)

Definition

 

Radiographic exam of the lower intestinal tract during & after a contrast medium.

Term

 

 

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

(MRI)

Definition

 

Magnetic field and radio waves are used to produce images of body structures.

Term

 

 

Mammogram

Definition

 

X-ray of breast tissue

Term

 

 

Mammography

Definition

 

X-ray technique used to detect abnormalities of the breast.

Term

 

 

Nuclear Medicine

Definition

 

Techniques that use radioactive material for patient diagnosis and treatment.

Term

 

 

Open MRI

Definition

 

Imaging table with more space used for MRI imaging.

Term

 

Positron Emission Tomography

(PET)

Definition

 

Sugar tracer is injected in the body and picked up by cancer cells which are picked up by a camera to form pictures.

Term

 

 

Radiograph

Definition

 

Image created on film.

X-ray film

Term

 

 

Radiography 

 

 

Definition

 

Process of producing an image using radiation.

X-rays

Term

 

 

Radiology

Definition

 

Branch of medicine dealing with radioactive substances.

Term

 

 

Radiopaque

Definition

 

 

Able to be seen when using an x-ray technique.

Term

 

 

Tomography

Definition

 

Radiography that views the body or organ as a whole in a cross-sectional view.

Term

 

 

Tracer

Definition

 

Radiographic medium that tags body cells, such as cancer cells.

Term

 

 

Transducer

Definition

 

Device you move over the skin to record sound waves.

Term

 

 

Ultrasonography

Definition

 

 

Use of high-frequency sound waves to produce images.

Term

 

 

Ultrasound

Definition

 

Imaging of soft tissue and internal organs using high-frequency sound waves.

Term

 

Upper Gastrointestinal Series

(Upper GI, Barium Swallow)

Definition

 

Radiographic exam of the esophagus, stomach, and upper small intestines during & after contrast medium.

Term

 

 

X-ray Film

(Radiography)

Definition

 

Photographic film that blackens in response to light.

Term

 

 

X-ray Tube

Definition

 

Vacuum tube that creates

x-radiation.

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