Medical Imaging

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Medical imaging

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• refers to the techniques and procedures used to create images of the human body.

Question 2

Radiography

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• imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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• MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio waves to generate images of the organs in the body

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Computed Tomography (CT)

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• computerized x-ray imaging procedure in which a narrow beam of x-rays is aimed at a patient and quickly rotated around the body
• producing cross-sectional images—or “slices”—of the body.

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Ultrasound Scanning

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• high-frequency sound waves to capture live images from the inside of your body

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Coronary Computed Tomography angiography scan (CCTA)

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• heart imaging test that helps determine if plaque buildup has narrowed the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that supply the heart.

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Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

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• reveal how your tissues and organs are functioning

- uses a radioactive drug (tracer) to show this activity

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Endoscopy

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• insertion of a long, thin tube directly into the body to observe an internal organ or tissue in detail

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Radionuclide Scanning

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• used to diagnose, stage, and monitor disease

- produces pictures (scans) of structures inside the body, including areas where there are cancer cells