Week 2 - Diagnostic Imaging Flashcards
1
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xer/o
A
dry
2
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angi/o
A
vessel
3
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ven/o
A
vein
4
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anter/o
A
front
5
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aort/o
A
aorta
6
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ultra-
A
beyond
7
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tom/o
A
to cut; section
8
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tel/e
A
distance
9
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son/o
A
sound
10
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arthr/o
A
joint
11
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arteri/o
A
artery
12
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bronch/o
A
bronchus
13
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radi/o
A
radiation; x-ray
14
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pyel/o
A
renal; pelvis
15
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poster/o
A
back
16
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immun/o
A
immune; safe
17
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fluor/o
A
luminous
18
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ech/o
A
sound
19
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cyst/o
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bladder
20
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cine-
A
movement
21
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chol/e
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gall; bile
22
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cardi/o
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heart
23
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AP
A
anteroposterior
24
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CAT
A
computerized axial tomagraphy
25
C-spine
cervical spine
26
CT
computerized tomography
27
CXR
chest x-ray
28
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangeopancreatography
29
Fx
fracture
30
IVP
intravenous pyelogram
31
KUB
kidney; ureter bladder
32
MRA
magnetic resonance angiography
33
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
34
PA
posteroanterior
35
PET
positron emission tomography
36
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
37
Decubitus
lying on side or backward; laying down
38
Prone
face down
39
Supine
face up
40
angiography
test to check blood vessels and chambers in the heart
41
arteriography
test to check aneurysms, clots, and tumors
42
barium enema
test to check rectum and colon
43
cholangiography
x-ray of the bile vessels
44
echocardiography
ultrasound test to check heart valve and blood vessels disorders
45
mammography
test used to check mammary tissue
46
myelogram
x-ray of spinal cord
47
nuclear scans
tests using radioactivity
48
pyelography (intravenous)
test of renal pelvis & urinary tract
49
radiologist
Dr who specialized in diagnostic radiology
50
radiologic technician
allied HCPs who work in radiology
51
Dosimeter
monitors the amount of radiation exposure
52
Therapeutic Radiation
used in the treatment of cancer by preventing cellular reproduction
53
brachytherapy
radioactive implants are placed close to the cancerous tissue
54
Fluroscope
Pt. drinks a contrast medium while the radiologist observes the flow of the medium
55
transducer
hand held instrument resembling a microphone, conducts high frequency sound waves
