PROCEDURES INVOLVING THE RADTECH FIELD Flashcards
detect possible fractures due to trauma
skull radiography
sudden damage that people experienced
trauma
if a person experiences any kind of accident, we also need to evaluate the neck or cervical spine, sinceif there is damage on the neck it can cause death.
skull radiography
the black part in the image of the skill is the air, therefore if it is not too black there might be something clogged in the sinus
skull radiography
detect emergency stroke and a 3-d view of the skull
head ct
the limitation in radiography is it can’t do a 3-d view, only back to front and left to right and vice versa
true
with ct and mri, we have a 3-dimensilnal view
ct and mri
images in 3 d view
slices
detects a detailed view of the brain and blood vessels
head mri
in terms of timing, the ct is much preferred
ct vs mri
if it is something that is not yet severe, hea MRI is used. if it is severe, CT is used
ct vs mri.
the downside in ct scan for the skull is the bone can be scanned. if a bone was scanned it can have a scattered radiation, which means it will affect the detail of the image
true
in terms of emergency it is preferred (up)
head ct
head procedures
skull radiography
head ct
head mri
neck procedures
cervical radiography
thyroid scan
to detect the structures or anatomy of the cervical spine
cervical radiography
how many bones of cervical spine
7
front to back view image is too obscured compared to the lateral view image which is much clearer
cervical radiography
to detect the function of the thyroids
thyroid scan
in nuclear medicine, we evaluate body fucntion. we don not diagnose the body structure
true
it is the most common in the neck area due to thyroid disorders
thyroid scan
injecting a person with a radioctive drug then we’ll scan the neck area if it is in the right function
thyroid scan
endocrinologist is involved since thyroid is part of the endocrine system
thyroid scan
thorax (upper body) procedures
clavicle radiography
shoulder radiography
chest radiography
chest ct
to detect the structure and joints of the clavicle.
clavicle radiography
commonly fractured bone in the body (thorax)
clavicleals
also evaluate the joints surroinding the clavicle to detect possible dislocation
clavicle radiography
to detect the structure and joints of the shoulder
shoulder radiography
clavicle and shoulder radiograph ar edifferent due to the angulation
true
shoulder has angulation, while the clavicle does not have much angulation.
false
to radiograph the clavicle, what must be done
angulation, direct the source towards the area of interest which is the clavicle
to detect the structure of the lungs, shape of heart, initial view of the ribs, air distribution and capacity of expansion of lungs
chest radiography
to determine if chest radiography is normal, how many ribs
10 12
if three are less than 8 ribs, it is because of poor inspiraiton
true
properly position the patient to prevent what
magnificaiton
to detect the structure of the lungs, shape of heart, initial view of the ribs, air distribution and capacity of expansion of the lungs in a 3-D view
chest ct
we can appreciate the whole structure of the lungs
chest ct
extremities procedures
hand radiograph
knee radiograph
leg radiograph
to detect the structure and joint of the hands and digits
hand radiograph
it is commonly used in hands because of time efficiency
radiograph
the small bones within the fingers
digits
to diagnose the lateral parts of the fingers we need to___ our hands
oblique position
to detect the structure and joints of the knees
knee radiograph
much more common in knee procedurs
radiographs rather than mri
the focus in the knee joints nad the surrounding bones on it
knee radiograph
extremeties procedure also requiring angulation
knee radiograph
to detect the structure and joints of the legs
leg radiograph
longest bone in the body
tibia along with fibula
need to see joints of the knees connecting to the thighs as well as the ankle joints. if not the you are cut off and have to repeat exposure
leg radiograph
the purpose of this extremeties procedure is to evaluate if there are possible dislocations
leg radiograph
if there are wide gaps in the joints, there is
possible dislocation of the joint
if there are very small gaps between joints __
possibility of osteoarthritis
foot and ankle are also common within those radiographs
leg radiograph
