Lecture 2 Intro to Imaging, Intro to Ultrasound Flashcards
What type of methods are theses two types of images?
2. What types of images are they?
TRANSMISSION
XR and CT
What method was used for this image?
What type of image is it?
EMISSION
MRI
What method was used for this
What type of images is this?
*Bonus what is the purpose of the Green Dot
Reflective
US
The marker, usually to the right to the skull
Beams of high-energy photons are transmitted through the body structure
Contrasts often used to improve imaging of hollow spaces (gut, vessels)
Transmission type (X-ray, CT)
Equipment detects radiofrequency energy of hydrogen protons in a strong magnetic field
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI
Units of measure for CT Scan
Hounsfield Scale
What is the standard orientation for axial CT
Supine viewed from the inferior
Modality
View
Label
CT(Tranmission)
Axial
Know the labels
Modality
View
Label
CT(Transmission)
Coronal
Know the labels
What view is this?
Sagittal
Angiogram
Imaging of vasculature – can be achieved with transmission and emission techniques
Provides views on internal space of vessels Arteriogram = arteries
Venogram = veins
Modalities
* X-ray – standard angiogram
* CT angiogram – can be manipulated for 3D image
* MRA – MRI generated image
Hyperechoic
bright white; dense/stiff objects e.g., bone, dense connective tissue, fat
Isoechoic
medium grey; average density/stiffness e.g., liver, spleen
Hypoechoic
dark grey; low density/stiffness e.g., nerves, skeletal muscle, kidney cortex
Anechoic
black; fluid filled structures, “shadows” e.g., vessels, cysts, bladder