L4 - Diagnosis of Disease Flashcards
1
Q
Methods of making a diagnosis
A
Tissue type
Technologies
2
Q
Tissue type diagnoses
A
Blood
Urine/Faeces
Biopsy/resection
3
Q
Technology diagnoses
A
Imaging (CT, MRI, ultrasound…)
Biomarker detection
DNA technologies
4
Q
Imaging Methods
A
Ultrasound
Computerised Tomography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
5
Q
Ultrasound
A
Songram
High frequency sound waves
Low resolution
6
Q
CT
A
Computerised Tomography
X-rays
Less detail than MRI
7
Q
MRI
A
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Strong magnetic fields
Radio waves
More detail
Slower
8
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