Ch 20 - Radiology & Nuclear Medicine

Question 1

angiography

Answer 1

name of target arteries is used in front of this term to identify the specific artery or vein that is investigated

Ex) Coronary ______, Femoral ______, or Carotid ______

Question 2

angiography

Answer 2

dye is usually injected into an artery so the areas where the dye “is” will show on the x-ray; the dye may travel to other targeted areas; x-rays are taken of the targeted areas

Question 3

Angiography

Answer 3

a medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside, or lumen, of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins, and the heart chambers

Question 4

Balloon angioplasty

Answer 4

procedure that opens blocked or narrowed blood vessels

Question 5

Thrombolysis

Answer 5

dissolves blood clots

Question 6

Angiocardiogram

Answer 6

x-ray record of the heart and great vessels made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium

Question 7

Angiocardiogram

Answer 7

term that is not used as frequently as the more common term of “Coronary Angiogram”

Question 8

Arteriography

Answer 8

process of making an x-ray record of the arteries

Question 9

Arthrography

Answer 9

process of making an x-ray record of a joint

Question 10

Bronchogram

Answer 10

x-ray record of the bronchial tree made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium

Question 11

Cholangiogram

Answer 11

x-ray record of the bile ducts made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium

Question 12

Cholecystogram

Answer 12

x-ray record of the gallbladder made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium

Question 13

Echography

Answer 13

process of using ultrasound as a diagnostic tool by making a record of the echo produced when sound waves are reflected back through tissues of different density

Question 14

Fluoroscopy

Answer 14

this process is used with a Cardiac Catheterization procedure

Question 15

Fluoroscopy

Answer 15

process of examining internal structures by viewing the shadows cast on a fluorescent screen after the x-ray has passed through the body

Question 16

Echography

Answer 16

frequently performed to diagnose heart valve problems; termed an “echocardiography” to identify the heart as the target organ

Question 17

Hysterosalpinogogram (HSG)

Answer 17

X-ray record of the uterus and fallopian tubes that is made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium

Question 18

Hysterosalpinogogram (HSG)

Answer 18

is procedure is commonly preformed to determine patency of the fallopian tubes

Question 19

Hysterosalpinogogram (HSG)

Answer 19

During this procedure, the patient is awake while dye is injected through the cervix (via the vagina) to view the inside of the uterus and fallopian tubes by x-ray contrast

Question 20

Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)

Answer 20

frequently used to diagnose renal calculi (kidney stones)

Question 21

Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)

Answer 21

x-ray record of the kidney, renal pelvis, ureters, and bladder made visible through the use of an injected radiopaque contrast medium

Question 22

Lymphangiogram

Answer 22

x-ray record of the lymph vessels made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium

Question 23

Lymphangiography

Answer 23

process of making an x-ray record of the lymph vessels

Question 24

Mammography

Answer 24

process of obtaining x-ray pictures of the breast using a low-dose x-ray system

Question 25

screening mammogram

Answer 25

mammogram used to detect breast cancer or other changes in the breast tissue in women who do not have symptoms

Question 26

Diagnostic mammogram

Answer 26

mammogram which can be ordered when a screening mammogram shows something abnormal in the breast

may be ordered if the woman has symptoms that suggest breast cancer

Question 27

Myelogram

Answer 27

x-ray record of the spinal cord made visible with a radiopaque contrast medium

Question 28

Myelogram

Answer 28

during this procedure, the patient is awake, needle placed through skin into spinal canal and dye is injected; used to diagnose herniated disks or “pinched nerve in the back”

Question 29

Radiography

Answer 29

process of making an x-ray record

Question 30

Radiologist

Answer 30

an MD or DO who interprets x-rays and radiologic data; may have a sub-specialty

Question 31

Radiology

Answer 31

scientific discipline of medical imaging using radionucleotides, ionizing radiation, nuclear magnetic resonance, and ultrasound

Question 32

Radiology

Answer 32

a medical specialty, but also a department in a hospital or clinic that performs x-rays and other radiologic procedures

Question 33

Sonogram

Answer 33

record produced by ultrasonography, usually identified by organ or structure

Question 34

Ultrasonography (US)

Answer 34

process of using an ultrasound to produce a record of ultrasonic echoes as they strike tissues of different densities

Question 35

Venography

Answer 35

process of making an x-ray record of veins (NOT arteries)