Angiogram

Radiograph of the blood vessels.

Uses a contrast medium.

Caliper

Instrument that measures thickness or diameter.

Cholecystogram

Radiograph of the gallbladder.

Claustrophobia

Fear of closed spaces.

Computed Tomography

(CT)

Imaging procedure that views a body area from different angles in 3-D.

Computer Imaging

Technique that uses contrast medium to display images on a computer screen.

Contrast Medium

Radiopaque substance that enhances an image.

Diagnostic Imaging

Techniques to produce a picture image w/o the use of radiation.

Digital Radiographic Imaging

Radiography (x-rays) using a computer instead of traditional film.

Dosimeter

Monitors amount of x-ray exposure to health care workers.

Film-screen Radiography

Radiography (x-rays) that use traditional film.

Fluoroscopic Imaging

(Fluoroscopy)

Radiographic imaging that allows the radiologist to view the images in motion.

Intravenous Pyelogram

(IVP)

Radiographic view of the kidneys.

Uses contrast dye injected by IV.

Lower Gastrointestinal Series

(Lower GI, Barium Enema)

Radiographic exam of the lower intestinal tract during & after a contrast medium.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

(MRI)

Magnetic field and radio waves are used to produce images of body structures.

Mammogram

X-ray of breast tissue

Mammography

X-ray technique used to detect abnormalities of the breast.

Nuclear Medicine

Techniques that use radioactive material for patient diagnosis and treatment.

Open MRI

Imaging table with more space used for MRI imaging.

Positron Emission Tomography

(PET)

Sugar tracer is injected in the body and picked up by cancer cells which are picked up by a camera to form pictures.

Radiograph

Image created on film.

X-ray film

Radiography 

Process of producing an image using radiation.

X-rays

Radiology

Branch of medicine dealing with radioactive substances.

Radiopaque

Able to be seen when using an x-ray technique.

Tomography

Radiography that views the body or organ as a whole in a cross-sectional view.

Tracer

Radiographic medium that tags body cells, such as cancer cells.

Transducer

Device you move over the skin to record sound waves.

Ultrasonography

Use of high-frequency sound waves to produce images.

Ultrasound

Imaging of soft tissue and internal organs using high-frequency sound waves.

Upper Gastrointestinal Series

(Upper GI, Barium Swallow)

Radiographic exam of the esophagus, stomach, and upper small intestines during & after contrast medium.

X-ray Film

(Radiography)

Photographic film that blackens in response to light.

X-ray Tube

Vacuum tube that creates

x-radiation.