Imaging

Question 1

Where is the X-Ray tube placed in relation to the patient ?

Answer 1

In front/on top of the patient

Question 2

Where is the X-Ray detector placed in relation to the patient ?

Answer 2

Behind/underneath

Question 3

What information is displayed on an abdominal X-Ray ?

Answer 3

Name 
DOB
CHI number 
Gender 
Where and when it was taken 
Left and right

Question 4

How do you know where it was taken infront or behind the patient ?

Answer 4

AP - Anterior-posterior

PA - Posterio-anterior

Question 5

Define Decubitus

Answer 5

Lying down.

Question 6

How does angiography work ?

Answer 6

Angiography is a type of X-ray used to check the blood vessels. Blood vessels don’t show up clearly on a normal X-ray, so a special dye needs to be injected into your blood first.

Question 7

What has replaced a barium enema ?

Answer 7

CT colongraphy

Question 8

What happens during a CT colongraphy ?

Answer 8

Computed tomography (CT) colonography or virtual colonoscopy uses special x-ray equipment to examine the large intestine for cancer and growths called polyps. During the exam, a small tube is inserted a short distance into the rectum to allow for inflation with gas while CT images of the colon and the rectum are taken.

Question 9

What may be taken before a CT colongraphy to aid viewing ?

Answer 9

Barium or iodinated liquids