Exam 20: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Match the special diagnostic techniques with their definitions: -Therapeutic or diagnostic procedures performed by a radiologist. Examples are needle biopsy of a mass and drainage of an abscess, typically under the guidance of CT

Give the accented syllable in the following terms (For example: anemia = ne, diagnosis = no, endocrine = en): -echocardiography: __________

Give meanings for the following abbreviations: -131_I: __________

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Time required for a radioactive substance to lose half its radioactivity by disintegration

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Handheld device that sends and receives ultrasound signals

Give the accented syllable in the following terms (For example: anemia = ne, diagnosis = no, endocrine = en): -angiography: __________

Match the parts of the body that are imaged with the diagnostic tests: -pyelography

Match the parts of the body that are imaged with the diagnostic tests: -lymphoscintigraphy

Match the terms with their meanings: -A radioactive form of a substance

What is the medical specialty that studies the characteristics and uses of radioactive substances in diagnosis of disease?

SPECT is a:

What is a substance that gives off high-energy particles or rays?

FDG is a:

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Attaching a radionuclide to a chemical and following its path in the body

Give meanings for the following abbreviations: -DICOM: __________

Select the term that is spelled correctly and give its meaning. -a. therapeutic b. therapreutic a or b: _____ meaning: __________

Give meanings for the following abbreviations: -LAT: __________

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Obstructing the passage of x-rays

Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Radioactive tracer is injected intravenously and a computer reconstructs a three-dimensional image based on a composite of many views

Permitting the passage of x-rays: radio__________