Introduction to Diagnostic Imaging Flashcards

1
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this is a branch of medicine that uses imaging techniques to diagnose and treat disease

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Radiology

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2
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this uses ionizing radiation to produce images

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Conventional Xray

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3
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best used to evaluate bones and soft tissues

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Conventional Xray

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4
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what view of patients does xray gives

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Frontal or coronal

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5
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this is the final image of all the summation of al the interactions of the anatomy of the patient and origin of xray detector

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Summation Shadowgram

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6
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what is radiographic image

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Summation of shadowgram

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7
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who invented the Xray

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Willhelm Roentgen

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8
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Opaque- White

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Hyperdense

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9
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Lucent = black

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Hypodense

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10
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White

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Isodense

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11
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what are the 5 basic opacities in xray imaging

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  • Air
  • Fat
  • Soft tissue
  • Bone
  • Metal
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12
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this xray imaging

  • dense structure
  • absorbs large portions
  • isodense
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Metal

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13
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this xray imaging

  • simple molecular structure
  • allows xray to pass thru
  • large black region
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Air

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14
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Basic rule of patient positioning in xray

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obtain to views

  • anteroposterior
  • lateral
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15
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additional special viewing positions

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  • odontoid
  • axillary
  • skyline
  • decubitus
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16
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this is a type of special viewing position

- covers the shoulder

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Axillary view

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17
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this is a type of special viewing position

- covers the patella

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Skyline view

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18
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this is a type of special viewing position

- for high cervical spine

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Odontoid view

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19
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this is a type of special viewing position

- chest or abdomen

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  • Decubitus
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20
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Advantages of Xray

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  • affordable and accessible
  • widely obtained images
  • quickly
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21
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disadvantages of Xray

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  • cause tissue ionization
  • limited range
  • cannot get depth
  • poor tissue differentiation
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22
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this is the principle that tells that the magnitude of times a person should get xyray scans

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Alara principle

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23
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Alara

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As low as reasonably possible

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24
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full form of CA or CT

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Computed Topography

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25
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advantages of CT

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  • better image
  • good soft tissue eval
  • can take sagittal images and coronal
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26
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old name of CT

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CAT

computer axial tomography

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27
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parts of CT/ CAT

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  • gantry
  • rotating beam
  • multiple detectors
  • multiple 2d imaging pictures
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28
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Disadvantages of CT

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  • expensive

- more exposure to radiation

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29
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How is a CT scan created

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  • thousands of mathematical calculations calculate Voxel

with a pixel of 512x512

30
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What is Voxel

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volume of tissue

31
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this scale assigns densities to tissues; quantitative

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Hounsfield Unit scale

32
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examples of HU

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-1000 air 
0 Water 
20 to 40 soft tissue
40 old blood
80 to 100 acute blood
700 Medullar B
800 Corticullar B
1000 Metal
33
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Center of the gray scale

- set the HU for the interested organ or part

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Level

34
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the width of the gray scale that surrounds the level

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Window

35
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if pixel qualit is greater than defined window

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pic will be white

36
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pixel density less than defined window

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pic will be black

37
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patient’s right side is

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on the left side

38
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Limit patient exposure to radiation

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set ct xray dose low as possible

- images can be reformatted without additional xray needed

39
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Computed T Angiography

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  • for arterial imaging
  • intercranial arteries for Aneurysm
  • Pumonary A for P embolism
  • contrast is injected
40
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This uses highly magnetic field and radio

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MRI

41
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Has high modality magnets

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MRI

42
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What can FMRI detect

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Neurologic and Musculoskeletal imaging

43
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the parameters set result in the acquisition of a set of images

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MR imaging sequence

44
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in what position should be when taking breast mri

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PRONE

45
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when is Open magnets mri used

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for children
obese people
claustrophobic people

46
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this is the chemical injected when doing mri scans

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Gadolinium

47
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what to be cautious of when starting mri

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  • implanted objects

because of the high strength magnetic field

48
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This uses high frequency sound waves

  • no ionization
  • acoustic gel used
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Ultrasound

49
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what is the name of ultrasound inducers

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Probes

50
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diff types of probes

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linear probes

  • endo- cavitry probe
  • curved area
51
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this is a type of UT probe

- potimal for abdomial and obstetric imaging

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Curved array

52
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this is a type of UT probe

- best for vascular and small superficial structures

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Linear

53
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this is a type of UT probe

- best for prostate gland and female pelvic

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Endo Cavitry

54
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Ultra sound are real time imaging

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true

55
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what are the images of UT called

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B-mode

56
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what is the depth of UT

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declining as it goes further

57
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sound is reflected back from tissue to be measured by UT

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Echoic

58
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ability to reflect waves in context of surrounding tissues

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Echogenicity

59
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sound cannot reflect back
- it is pitch black
`

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Anechoic

60
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sound is reflected back to the UT

  • probe is decreased
  • black screen
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hypoechoic

61
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as white

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Isoechoic

62
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sound reflected back is increased compared to other tissues

- white on screen

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Hyperechoic

63
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PER-WHI-ISO

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HYPERECHOIC
WHITE
ISOECHOIC

64
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PO-BLA-NA

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HYPOECHOIC
BLACK
ANECHOIC

65
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Uses high frequency sound waves to to analyze flowing of liquids
- can change frequency to analyse blood flow

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Doppler UT

66
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in what time and length is doppler ut analyzed

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cm/secs

67
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what colors represent the flow of blood

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towards probe- orange/red

away from probe- blue

68
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Permeable to one or another form of radiation, such as X-rays. Radiolucent objects do not block radiation but let it pass

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radioluscent

69
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structures that are dense and resist the passage of x-rays. structures appear light or white in a radiographic image.

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Radiopaque

70
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MRI image that is white

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TW2