Modalities Flashcards
What are other names for Diagnostic Radiography?
Radiographer, Rad Techs, Radiologic Technologist
What Anatomy does Diagnostic Radiography involve?
skull, spine, extremities, Gastrointestinal (GI), Genitourinary (GU)
What is Computed Technology (CT)?
A modality that uses x-ray to produce cross sectional images and slices
What is another word for slice?
Tomogram
What is used in imaging techniques to enhance the differences between body tissues on images?
- Contrast media
- Greater than 30% of our procedures we give patients contrast media
Contrast media mixes with ________mimicking the same characteristics of _______ and will appear _________?
- blood
- bone
- white
What is Interventional Radiology and Cardiac Cath lab?
A modality that involves minimally-invasive procedures that uses x-ray (fluoroscopy) to fix blood vessels
What is the difference between Interventional Radiology(IR) and Cardiac Cath lab (CCL)?
- Cardiac Cath lab deals with cardiovascular (heart) blood vessels
- Interventional radiology deals with the rest of the body’s blood vessels
What is fluoroscopy?
real time images of x-ray
What device in IR and CCL uses fluoroscopy during procedures?
C-ARM
Interventional Radiology is also known as….?
Special Procedures
What is Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)?
A modality that uses magnets to produces images and slices
MRI uses _________ and ________ to produce images.
- magnetic fields
- radio frequencies
(our body parts have different molecules that emit a frequency to connect with the MRI.)
What is Sonography?
A modality that uses sound waves to produce images
The term SONO in Sonography stems from the word____?
SONAR= Sound navigation and ranging
