Diagnostic Imaging Terms

Question 1

radiograph

Answer 1

record of x-rays

Question 2

radiography

Answer 2

process of recording x-rays

Question 3

radiologist

Answer 3

physician who specialized in x-rays

Question 4

radiology

Answer 4

study of x-rays

Question 5

sonogram

Answer 5

record of sound

Question 6

tomograph

Answer 6

process of recording slices

Question 6

sonography

Answer 6

process of recording sound

Question 7

computed tomography

Answer 7

imaging modality that combines x-rays with computer technology to produce detailed, cross sectional images of the body, called “slices”

Question 8

fluoroscopy

Answer 8

image of moving body structures, like an x-ray movie

Question 8

nuclear medicine

Answer 8

imaging of internal structures by using a Gama camera to detect radiation from different parts of the body after a radioactive material has been given to the patient

Question 9

magnetic resonance imaging

Answer 9

high strength, computer controlled magnetic fields producing a series of sectional images that visualize abnormalities such as swelling, infections, tumors, and herniated disks

Question 10

scan

Answer 10

image obtained from diagnostic imaging procedures using sensing devices and (most often) radioisotopes