20 Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, vocab and terms

Question 1

PET scan

Answer 1

positron emission tomography - radioactive substances given iv create cross section image of cellular metabolism based on concentrations of the radioactive substance. information on metabolic activity

Question 2

radiolucent

Answer 2

permitting the passage of xrays - black on film

Question 3

radiopaque

Answer 3

obstructing the passage of xrays- white on film

Question 4

is/o

Answer 4

same

Question 5

pharmaceut/o

Answer 5

drug

Question 6

radi/o

Answer 6

x-rays

Question 7

son/o

Answer 7

sound

Question 8

therapeut/o

Answer 8

treatment

Question 9

vitr/o

Answer 9

glass

Question 10

viv/o

Answer 10

life

Question 11

-gram

Answer 11

record

Question 12

-graphy

Answer 12

process of recording

Question 13

-lucent

Answer 13

to shine

Question 14

-opaque

Answer 14

obscure

Question 15

echo-

Answer 15

a repeat sound

Question 16

ultra-

Answer 16

beyond

Question 17

AP

Answer 17

anterior posterior

Question 18

Ba

Answer 18

barium

Question 19

DI

Answer 19

diagnostic imaging

Question 20

ECHO

Answer 20

echocardiography

Question 21

KUB

Answer 21

kidneys, ureter, bladder

Question 22

LAT

Answer 22

lateral

Question 23

LS films

Answer 23

lumbosacral

Question 24

MRA

Answer 24

magnetic resonance angiography

Question 25

MRV

Answer 25

magnetic resonance venography

Question 26

PA

Answer 26

posterioranterior

Question 27

RAIU

Answer 27

radioactive iodine uptake test

Question 28

SPECT

Answer 28

single photon emission computed

Question 29

UGI

Answer 29

upper gastrointestinal series

Question 30

V/Q scan

Answer 30

ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs (q is the rate of blood flow or blood volume)