Head and neck radiology

Question 1

what is the fuction of a lateral soft tissue x ray of the neck

Answer 1

to visula stuck objects such as fish bones, this image mortality is not commonly used now as it is suoersed by nasopharynx

Question 2

what is the puraptes of failc view of xray

Answer 2

to look at maxillofacial area

Question 3

what is the puprose of orthopantomogram (opt) xray

Answer 3

dental x ray to look at teeth

Question 4

what is the contrast study to look for pahrygeal pouch

Answer 4

barium swallow

Question 5

what is a sialogram

Answer 5

to look at the salivary glands

Question 6

what is a veideofluooscpy

Answer 6

xray of food when swalloing, contrast is added to food aswell

Question 7

is a barium swallow an x ray or ct

Answer 7

x ray

Question 8

who attnes for vidoflosopy

Answer 8

speech therapist and radiolgoise

Question 9

what is the purpose of a blom singer valve

Answer 9

pushes air from trachea into wind pipe helping to make sound louder

Question 10

how is a partoid sialgomar perfoed

Answer 10

contrast die is inected into parodi gland, this is then looked at though x ray to see how the partoid works

Question 11

what is sjogrens syndorme

Answer 11

failuser of siliaary glands, resulting in dry eyes and mouth

Question 12

how can an ultrasound help with noses

Answer 12

can shows whihc nodes are milaig
can be used to help with fine needle biopsy

Question 13

scan for parathyroid adenomas

Answer 13

ultra sound

Question 14

what does a sestaminbi scan focus on

Answer 14

over active thryoid

Question 15

how does a sestamibi scan work

Answer 15

injection of die into thryroid and look at it with gamma camera

Question 16

benifit of sestamibi scan

Answer 16

can be used to shows which part of thryodi to remve

Question 17

what is a spect ct scan

Answer 17

combines both spect scna bad ct scan to produce ct of body

Question 18

what is an area which cannot be used for ct

Answer 18

eyes

Question 19

what scan should be used for middle ear

Answer 19

ct due to bones and air presnet

Question 20

what scan should be used for inner ear

Answer 20

mri

Question 21

how to diagnaose advancemetns of tumors

Answer 21

use ct scan

Question 22

how to diagntose paraganglimas

Answer 22

ct scan

Question 23

can sialectatis be seen without cotrast

Answer 23

yes, but not as clear

Question 24

type of scna for emplar manibar joint dysfuion

Answer 24

mri, as it you mainly looking for disk

Question 25

scan type for thryoid and pratthyod

Answer 25

pertech - thyroid - mri
sestamibi - parathryoid

Question 26

what type of sca is used when there is an unknown primary site of a metatis

Answer 26

pet scan