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Anatomy and Radiology - Test 1 > Introduction to Radiology and Imaging Anatomy > Flashcards

Introduction to Radiology and Imaging Anatomy Flashcards

1
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X-ray mechanism

A

X-ray photons interact with tissue and are either attenuated or pass through tissue

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2
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X-rays have the ability to____

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penetrate tissue

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3
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Types of attentuation

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Absorption

Scatter

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4
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What changes the appearance of radiograph

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Direction and orientation of the object imaged

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5
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Radiography machine made of

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Detector and X-ray source

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6
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No penetration of x-ray

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Radiopaque (white)

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7
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Complete penetration of x-ray

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Radiolucent (black)

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8
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Degree of x-ray penetration depends on

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Atomic Number

Thickness

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9
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Higher atomic number means

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More radiopaque, whiter, more absorption

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10
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Thicker means

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More radiopaque, whiter, more absorption

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11
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What can x-ray not distinguish between

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Water and soft tissue

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12
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Radiography as a function of composition (radiopaque to radiolucent)

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Metal, bone, soft tissue/water, fat, gas

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13
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X-ray contrast agents and how they change

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Iodine or barium
Attenuate the x-ray beam
Appear very radiopaque

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14
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Barium (x-ray)

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Only for enteric use

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15
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Iodine (x-ray)

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For enteric or vascular use

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16
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Enteric contrast agents administered either

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Oral or rectally

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17
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Intravascular contrast agents (x-ray)

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Iodine only

Venous or arterial

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18
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Lipohemarthrosis

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Joint effusion containing fat and blood/fluid

Fat gloats to the top because it is less dense

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19
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Radiographic views of x-ray

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Frontal (anteroposterior or posteroanterior)

Lateral

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20
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Orientation of X-ray

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As if you are looking straight at the patients face

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21
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Way that lateral chest x-ray named

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Side that is against the detector

Ex. left lateral

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22
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Do you need more than one view with x-ray?

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Yes

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23
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Orthogonal views

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Views at 90 degrees of each other

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24
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What kind of image does CT give?

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Axial slice through body

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25
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Advantages of CT over radiography

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CT eliminates superimposition of structures outside area of interest
CT has high-contrast so can better differentiate things like water and soft tissue
Data can be viewed in axial, coronal, or sagittal planes (multiplanar)

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26
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CT uses _________

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ionizing radiation

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27
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Disadvantage of CT scan

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Higher radiation dose

28
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2 components of CT

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Gantry and table

29
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Mechanism of CT

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X ray tube and detector rotate around the patient

30
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Orientation of CT images

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As if you are looking at the patients feet on the bed

31
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CT units used

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Attenuation

32
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Attenuation

A

Degree to which something blocks a photon

33
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Attenuation can be expressed how many ways?

A

2 - qual and quant

34
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Low attenuation to high attenuation of CT

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Gas, fat, water, muscle, active blood, contrast, bone

35
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CT image composed of

36
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CT windows _____

A

refer to adjustment of gray scale to highlight areas of interest

37
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CT enteric contrast

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Iodine or barium based solutions

38
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H2O soluble CT contrast agent

39
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H2O insoluble CT contrast agent

40
Q

Intravenous contrast media

A

Iodine based

Will make all organs with large blood supply much brighter (aorta, kidneys, liver)

41
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Names for relative attenuation

A

Hypoattenuating
Isoattenuating
Hyperattenuating

42
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CT enhancement

A

Increase in attenuation of a tissue after contrast administration

43
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CT and metal

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Can’t handle metal and will create lines across the image

44
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Ultrasound mechanism

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Based on acoustic sound waves
No ionizing radiation
Pulses emitted by transducer and reflected back by body tissues

45
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Why use gel?

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Air and gas are highly reflective so if present, sound wave will not make it to the body

46
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Brightness of US depends on

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Amplitude of signal

47
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Depth of US image depends on

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Timing at which echo originated

48
Q

What will sound not travel through?

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Gas and bone

Can only see cortex of bone because of this

49
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Orientations of US images

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Longitudinal (sagittal)/transverse (axial)

50
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If target moving towad transducer…

51
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If target moving away from transducer…

52
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Color doppler

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Frequency info can be used to determine direction of flow in blood vessels
Uses frequency shift

53
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Fluid in ultrasound

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Doesn’t show up

54
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Ultrasound terminology

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Anechoic/Echolucent
Hypoechoic
Hyperechoic/echogenic

55
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MRI mechanism

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Uses magnetic fields and radiofrequency waves to create images
Imaging protons
No ionizing radiation

56
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Disadvantages of MRI

A

Takes a lot longer

57
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MRI components

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Magnet and table

58
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MRI T2 weighted

A 
Fluid is bright 
Highlights pathology (edema)
59
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MRI T1 weighted

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Fluid dark

Highlights anatomy

60
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Fluid in MRI

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Stationary relative to how fast the scan takes place can be imaged

61
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In MRI, fat is typically

62
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MRI fat saturation

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Fat signal is nulled

63
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Vascular contrast MRI

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Vessels and organs will be high in signal intensity on T1 ONLY weighted images

64
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Advantages of fat saturation

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Can help to highlight edema

65
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MRI terminology

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Hypointense (low SI)
Isointense
Hyperintense (High SI)
66
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MRI contrast agents

A

Gadolinium based

Makes tissues bright on T1 weighted sequences

67
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DIfferences between MRI and CT

A

Bones much brighter in CT

Anatomy and Radiology - Test 1 (21 decks)

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