Chapter 20 Practice Pt 2 Flashcards

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radioactive substance is given intravenously and a cross-sectional image is created of cellular metabolism based on local concentration of the radioactive substance

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positron emission tomography

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radiopaque substances are given and x-rays taken

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contrast studies

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medical specialty that studies the used of radioactive substances (radionuclides) in diagnosis of disease

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nuclear medicine

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this type of nuclear medicine imaging provides pictures of the lymphatic system

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lymphoscintigraphy

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x-ray pictures are taken circularly around an area of the body and a computer synthesizes the information into a composite axial picture

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computed tomography

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myelography

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spinal cord

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pyelography

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renal pelvis of kidney and urinary tract

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lymphoscintigraphy

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lymphatic system

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cholangiography

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bile vessels (ducts)

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upper GI series

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esophagus, stomach, and small intestine

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barium enema

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lower gastrointestinal tract

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hysterosalpingography

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uterus and fallopian tubes

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angiography

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blood vessels

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process, test of procedure performed, measured or observes outside a living organism

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in vitro

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medical specialty that studies the uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease

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nuclear medicine

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test that combines radioactive chemicals and antibodies to detect minute quantities of substances in a patients blood

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radioimmunoassay

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radiopharmaceutical used in nuclear medicine studies

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labeled compound

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permitting the passage of x-rays

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radiolucent

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medical specialty concerned with the study of x-rays and their use in the diagnosis of disease

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radiology

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radioactive form of an element; radionuclide

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radioisotope

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magnetic field and radio waves produce images of the body in three planes (coronal, sagittal, and axial)

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magnetic resonance (MR)

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process, test or procedure performed, measured or observed in a living organizm

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in vivo

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radioactive substance us given intravenously and a cross-sectional image is created of cellular metabolism based on local concentration of the radioactive substance

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positron emission tomography (PET)