Radiology & Nuclear Medicine Flashcards
arthr/o
joint
cyst/o
bladder
encephal/o
brain
son/o
sono
fluor/o
fluorescence, luminous
myel/o
spinal code
radi/o
ray, x-ray
pyel/o
renal pelvis
tom/o
to cut
ven/o
vein
arteri/o
artery
-lucent
to shine
-scope
instrument for examing
-graph
insturment for recording
-graphy
recording
-gram
record
-opaque
dark, non transparent
tomography
“process of cutting across and producing images of single tissue planes that help place into focus a very particular object within a larger field”
radiolucent
“pertaining to property of permitting the passage of radiant energy”
arteriography
“process of making an x-ray record of the arteries”
fluoroscopy
“process of examining internal structures by viewing the shadows cast on a fluorescent screen after the x-ray has passed through the body”
ionization
“process of breaking up molecules into their component parts”
myelogram
“x-ray record of the spinal cord made visible with a radiopaque contrast medium”
thermography
“process of recording heat patterns of the body’s surface”
arthrography
“process of making an x-ray record of a joint”
cholecystogram
“x-ray record of the gallbladder made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium”
echoencephalography
“process of using ultrasound to study intracranial structures of the brain”
radiopaque
“pertaining to property of obstructing the passage of radiant energy”
angiocardiogram
“x-ray record of the heart and great vessels made visible through the use of a radiopaque medium”
sonogram
“record produced by an ultrasound”
echography
“process of using ultrasound as a diagnostic tool”
cinematoradiography
“process of making an x-ray record of an organ in motion”
roentgen
“international unit for describing the exposure dose of x-rays or gamma rays”
CT
computed tomography
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
AP
anteroposterior
IR
interventional radiology
