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Clin Skills - Medical imaging
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
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Undergraduate 3
12/13/2012

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Arthroscopy
Definition
visualize joint structures
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Angiography
Definition
visualize blood vessels
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Cystography
Definition
visualize urinary system
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Myelography
Definition
visualize spinal cord
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Bronchoscopy
Definition
visualize airways
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Colonoscopy
Definition
visualize large intestine
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Laparoscopy
Definition
visualize abdominal structures
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a. X-ray
Definition
beam of ionizing radiation pass through the body and expose to film
bone, chest, and etc
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b. Fluoroscopy
Definition
iodinated parenteral products is taken into the body and it observe the dynamic of body
observe the dynamic flow of the body like blood flow
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c. CT
Definition
x ray tube rotates axially around the patient. Data are digitized and so there is free of overlapping
broken bones, blood clots, heart disease, cancer, and internal bleeding
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d. Endoscopy
Definition
insert a long tube with a camera on the tip and observe internal organs. Require anesthetic at the point of catheter
visualize internal organs and joints
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e. MRI
Definition
nuclei align themselves with the external magnetic field and when it is turn off it emit radiofrequency signal and returns to their original position. Very detailed cross sectional image
nuclei align themselves with the external magnetic field and when it is turn off it emit radiofrequency signal and returns to their original position. Very detailed cross sectional image
evaluate organs and structures
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f. Nuclear Medicine Scan
Definition
given radiopharmaceutical drug that will concentrate in a specific organ and gamma photon emitting radioisotope is detected by camera
to see physiologic status of the organ or tissue
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g. PET
Definition
patient given FDG and emit photon if higher metabolic activity due to uptake glucose
detect cancers
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h. US
Definition
high frequency sound waves and images detect returning sound waves
view heart, blood vessels, kidney, liver, fetus
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AP and PA
Definition
anterior posterior
Term
CAT
Definition
computed axial tomography
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CT
Definition
computed tomography
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CXR
Definition
chest x-ray
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DEXA
Definition
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry(a bone scan)
Term
EGD
Definition
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Term
FDG
Definition
fluorodeoxyglucose
Term
MRI
Definition
magnetic resonance imaging
Term
NMR
Definition
nuclear magnetic resonance
Term
PET
Definition
positron emission tomography
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TEE
Definition
transesophageal echocardiography
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TTE
Definition
transthoracic echocardiography
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UGI
Definition
upper gastrointestinal
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US
Definition
ultrasound
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VCE
Definition
video capsule endoscopy
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