9 - MEDICAL IMAGING Flashcards
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- Deliver x-ray beams, a form of ionizing radiation, to a specific part of the body
- Creating a digital image or film that shows the structures inside that area like bones, tissues, and organs
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Medical Imaging Procedures
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- Computed tomography (CT)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Nuclear medicine
- Positron emission tomography
- Ultrasound
- X-ray
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Imaging Procedures Examples
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Benefits of Medical Imaging
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- Gives healthcare providers a better view of organs, blood vessels, tissues, and bones
- Provides detailed information to help decide whether surgery is a good treatment option
- Can be used to guided medical procedures to place catheters, stents, or other devices inside the body (fluoroscopy, a type of imaging)
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Risks of Medical Imaging
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- Each procedure contributes to a slight increase in the likelihood that you could develop cancer later in life
- Fluoroscopy for guiding surgery uses higher doses of radiation than other imaging procedures and may cause skin reddening and hair loss
- Some imaging procedures require you to drink or receive an intravenous (IV) contrast dye. This non-radioactive dye helps the radiologist see specific organs or parts of the body. Some can have an allergic reaction to the dye
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Medical scientists are adapting to:
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Artificial intelligence
Virtual reality
Wearable computers
