Exam 20: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

A bone ________ is used to find cancer,infection,fractures,or injuries in the bone.

________ is a subspecialty within the field of radiology that uses radioactive substances to produce images of body anatomy and function.

In the ________ position,the x-ray beam passes from one side of the patient's body to the opposite side to reach the film.

Write the correct abbreviation for computed tomography:

The meaning of the abbreviation IV is ________.

The meaning of the abbreviation rad is ________.

The process of using ultrasound as a diagnostic tool is:

If an x-ray is passing through the body from the front to the back in reaching the film,it is called the ________ position.

Cineradiography is what kind of procedure?

Write the correct meaning for CT:

Write the correct meaning for lat:

An x-ray record of the spinal cord using a contrast medium is a/an:

The radioactive chemical given to a patient for a PET scan is called:

Write the correct abbreviation for computerized axial tomography:

The diagnostic procedure that involves the development of biologic images based on the detection of radiation from the emission of positrons is:

In the term cinematoradiography,the combining form cinemat/o means: