Exam 19: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Magnetic resonance imaging does NOT expose either the patient or the healthcare worker to radiation.

________ drugs are manmade or naturally occurring radioactive substances that have been processed and measured so that they can be given as a drug dose.

Radiography is also known as roentgenography.

A ventilation-perfusion scan is also known as a V/Q scan or a ________ scan.

A shielding cover worn by radiologic personnel to protect themselves from radiation exposure is known as a ________ apron.

An open MRI is more comfortable for a person who suffers from a fear of ________.

In a mammogram,an x-ray is used to create an image of the uterus.

The primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word arthrography (ar-thraw-grah-fee)is ________.

Radiation exposure is measured in ________.

When an entire fluoroscopy procedure is recorded digitally,this procedure is known as ________.

The combining form axi/o- means ________.

Angiography is a general word for injecting contrast dye into a blood vessel and taking x-ray images.

The word spiral is related to a/an ________.

Which of these procedures exposes the patient to radiation?

________ is the process of measuring the amount of radiation exposure.

An example of interventional radiology is using a CT scan to guide the insertion of the needle (for a biopsy).

Which of the following radiologic studies uses contrast dye to examine a joint?

The most common type of chest x-ray is done with the patient standing with the chest next to the x-ray plate.This is a/an ________ chest x-ray.

In a lateral ________ x-ray,the x-ray beam enters the patient's chest and abdomen from the side.

When you hear the word positron,you think of what type of radiologic procedure?