Chapter 20 Practice Pt 1 Flashcards
process of recording sound waves waves in order to produce an image of the heart
echocardiography
x-ray record of the uterus and fallopian tubes
hysterosalpingogram
measurement or observation within a living organism
in vivo
process (two dimensional) used to detect radioactivity emitted in diagnostic imaging
scintigraphy
rate of absorption of a radionuclide into an organ or tissue
uptake
permitting the passage of most x-rays
radiolucent
transformation of electrically neutral substances into electrically charged particles
ionization
x-ray position; lying down and on one’s side
lateral decubitus
radioactive substances create cross-sectional images of regions of the body
positron emission tomography
a procedure in which something is measured or observed outside a living organism
in vitro
diagnostic x-ray procedure in which cross-sectional images are made of specific body segments
computed tomography
movement toward to midline of the body
adduction
a radioactive form of a substance
radioisotope
process of recording x-ray images of bile vessels
cholangiography
pertaining to treatment
therapeutic
x-ray record of the renal pelvis
intravenous pyelogram
obstructing the passage of x-rays
radiopaque
medical specialty that studies the uses of radioactive substances (radionuclides) in diagnosis of disease
nuclear medicine
radioactive drug (radionuclide plus chemical) that is administered for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
radiopharmaceutical
turning outward
eversion
echoes of high-frequency sound waves are used to diagnose disease
ultrasonography
a magnetic field and radio waves are used to form images of the body
magnetic resonance imaging
therapeutic or diagnostic procedures performed by a radiologist ex. needle biopsy of a mass and drainage of an abscess, typically under the guidance of CT
interventional radiology
