Exam 20: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

The property of permitting the passage of radiant energy is:

Ultrasound means beyond sound.

If the x-ray beam passes from one side of the patient's body to the opposite side to reach the film,this is known as the ________ position.

The ________ position (when lying down)is used so the x-rays will pass through the body from front to back.

The process of breaking up molecules into their component parts is:

Write the correct abbreviation for orally,by mouth:

Interventional radiology is the treatment of disease with radioactive substances.

________ is an x-ray record of the kidney and renal pelvis made with the use of a radiopaque contrast medium.

An x-ray record of blood vessels is called:

The use of radiologic imaging to guide catheters,balloons,stents,filters,and other tiny instruments through the body's vascular and/or other systems is called ________.

When using the oblique position,the patient's body or body part is positioned so it is ________ to the x-ray beam.

Write the correct abbreviation for positron emission tomography:

The use of x-rays,ultrasound,radiopharmaceuticals,radiopaque media,and computers to provide the radiologist with images of internal body organs and processes is called ________.

The process of making an x-ray record of veins is called:

Interventional radiology is done without:

Write the correct meaning for PA:

The process of making an x-ray record of blood vessels is:

A device that is used to monitor radiation exposure is:

Write the correct abbreviation for magnetic resonance imaging:

In the term angiocardiogram,the suffix -gram means: