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| What does the abbreviation CT stand for? |
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| diagnostic x-ray procedure whereby a cross-sectional image of a specific body segment is produced |
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| T or F: Newer CD scanners can create 3D images |
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| radiopaque materials are injected to obtain contrast with surrounding tissue when shown on the x-ray film |
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| machine to detect gamma rays emitted from radiopharmaceuticals during scanning for diagnostic purposes |
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| high-energy rays emitted by radioactive substances in tracer studies |
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| time required for a radioactive substance to lose half its radioactivity by disintegration |
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| therapeutic or diagnostic procedures performed by a radiologist--such as needle biopsy of a mass and drainge of an abscess under the guidance of CT or fluoroscopy |
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| process, test, or procedure is performed, measured, or observed outside of a living organism--often in a test tube |
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| process, test, or procedure is performed, measured, or observed within a living organism |
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| transformation of electrically neutral substances into electrically chaged particles--which can be done by x-rays |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| magnetic field and radio waves produce sgittal, coronal, and axial images of the body |
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| medical specialty that sutdies the uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease |
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| positron emission tomography |
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| What does the abbreviation PET stand for? |
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| positron emission tomography |
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| positron emitting radionuclides given intravenously create a cross-sectional image of cellular metabolism based on local concentration of the adioactive substance--give information about metabolic activity |
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| test combines radioactive chemicals and antibodies to detect minute quantities of substances in a patient's blood |
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| radioactive form of an element substance--a radionuclide |
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| radiopharmaceutical--used in nuclear medicine studies |
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| medical specialty concerned with the study of x-rays and their use in the diagnosis of disease--includes ultrasound and magnetic waves |
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| another name for radiology |
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| permitting the passage of x-rays--appears black on x-ray film |
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| radioactive form of an element that gives off energy in the form of radiation--a radioisotope |
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| obstructing the passage of x-rays--appears white on the x-ray film |
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| radioactive drug (radionuclide plus chemical) that is adminstered safely for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes--a radiotracer |
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| radiopharmaceutical, cardiac, DTPA |
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| Technetium 99m is a ___________ that combines with albumin for _________ imaging and ________ for renal imaging |
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| image of an area, organ or tissue of the body obtained from ultrasound, radioactive tracer studies, CT, or MRI |
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| single photon emission computed tomography |
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| What does SPECT stand for? |
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