Common X-Rays Flashcards
Voiding cystourethrogram (VCU)
X-rays are taken of the urethra and bladder while the patient is voiding
Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
X-ray picture taken as the contrast medium passes through the kidneys ureters and bladder
Retrograde Pyelogram
Visualization of the urinary tract through urethral catheterization .
T-Tube Cholangiogram
X-ray pictures are taken of the biliary ducts through the t-tube
Hystersalpingogram
Visualization of the uterine cavity and Fallopian tubes
UGI
Barium meal
E,S&D (esophagus, stomach and duodenum)
X-ray pictures are taken of the esophagus stomach and duodenum
Stomach and duodenum and small bowel follow through
X-ray pictures are taken if the esophagus, stomach, duodenum and small intestine
Barium enema
X-ray pictures are taken of the large intestine
Arthrogram
Visualization of a joint.
Hip, knee, shoulder