Exam 19: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

On an x-ray,areas of high density are said to be ________.

The combining form anter/o- means ________.

A positron emission tomography (PET)scan uses magnetic fields to create diagnostic images.

The combining form dos/i- means ________.

Which of the following is NOT a meaning for the combining form tom/o-?

Describe color flow duplex ultrasonography.

Contrast dye is injected to outline a blood vessel.In ________,it is injected into an artery to show blockage,narrowed areas,or aneurysms.

In this type of x-ray,an x-ray beam enters the patient's chest from the side,penetrates the upper body,and exits through the other side.

In which type of x-ray does the beam enter the patient's anterior chest,penetrate the upper body,exit the upper back,and enter the x-ray plate?

Gadolinium is a chemical element that responds to a magnetic field.It is injected intravenously to enhance the image obtained by the procedure abbreviated as ________.

An ________ procedure uses ultra-high-frequency sound waves to show real-time,moving images of the heart during contraction and relaxation.

The x-ray beam enters the body from an angle.Select the CORRECT spelling of this word.

The combining form magnet/o- means ________.

What is a light box and how is it used?

If a chest x-ray is taken so that the x-rays penetrate the front of the chest and exit through the patient's back and then into the x-ray plate,this is a/an ________ chest x-ray.

In a report of an UGI series,all of these structures would be mentioned EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following words contains a word part that means "point of light"?

Which procedure is referred to as a full body scan and uses a beam of electrons?

The image produced by ultrasonography is known as a ________.

Bone has a high density and therefore is radiolucent on x-ray images.