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45 Cards in this Set
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CINERADIOGRAPHY
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USE OF MOTION PICTURE TECHNIQUES TO RECORD A SERIES OF XRAY IMAGES DURING FLUOROSCOPY
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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)
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DIAGNOSTIC X-RAY PROCEDURE WHEREBY A CROSS SECTIONAL IMAGE OF A SPECIFIC BODY SEGMENT IS PRODUCED. NEWER CT SCANNERS CAN CREATE 3D IMAGES AS WELL.
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CONTRAST STUDIES
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MATERIALS (CONTRAST MEDIA) ARE INJECTED TO OBTAIN CONTRAST WITH SURROUNDING TISSUE WHEN SHOWN ON THE XRAY FILM
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FLUORESCENCE
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EMISSION OF GLOWING LIGHT RESULTS FROM EXPOSURE TO AND ABSORPOTION OF RADIATION OF XRAYS
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FLUOROSCOPY
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X-RAY TECHNIQUE THAT PRODUCES A FLUORESCENT IMAGE ON AN IMAGE INTENSIFIER
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GAMMA CAMERA
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MACHINE TO DETECT GAMMA RAYS EMITTED FROM RADIOPHARMACUETICALS DURING SCANNING FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES
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HALF LIFE
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TIME REQUIRED FOR A RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE TO LOSE HALF ITS RADIOACTIVITY BY DISENTIGRATION
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INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
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THERAPUTIC PROCEDURES PERFORMED BY A RADIOLOGIST
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IN VITRO
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PROCESS, TEST, OR PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED, MEASURED, OR OBSERVED OUTSIDE A LIVING ORGANISM
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IN VIVO
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PROCESS, TEST, OR PROCEDURE IS PERFORMED, MEASURED, OR OBSERVED WITHIN A LIVING ORGANISM
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IONIZATION
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TRANSFORMATION OF ELLICTRICALLY NEUTRAL SUBSTANCES INTO ELLECTRICALLY CHARGED PARTICLES. x RAYS CAUSE IONIZATION OF PARTICLES WITHIN TISSUE
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LABELED COMPOUND
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RADIOPHARMACUETICAL USED IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES
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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
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MAGNETIC FIED AND RADIO WAVES PRODUCE SAGITTAL, CORONAL AND AXIAL IMAGES OF THE BODY
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NUCLEAR MEDICINE
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MEDICAL SPECIALTY THAT STUDIES THE USES OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES (RADIONUCLIDES) IN DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASE
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POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET)
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POSITRON-EMITTING RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES GIVEN INTRAVENOUSLY CREATE A CROSS-SECTIONAL IMAGE OF CELLULAR METABOLISM BASED ON LOCAL CONCENTRATION OF RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE. PET SCAN GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT ORGAN FUNCTION.
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RADIOLOGY
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MEDICAL SPECIALTY CONCERNED WITH THE STUDY OF X-RAYS AND THEIR USE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DISEAWSE: INCLUDES OTHER FORMS OF ENERGY, SUCH AS ULTRASOUND, MAGNETICWAVES. ALSO CALLED DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
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RADIOLUCENT
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PERMITTING THE PASSAGE OF X-RAYS. RADIOLUCENT STRUCTURES APPEAR BLACK ON X-RAY FILM
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RADIONUCLIDE
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RADIOACTIVE FORM OF AN ELEMENT THAT GIVES OFF ENERGY IN THE FORM OF RADIATION: RADIOISOTOPE
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RADIOPAQUE
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OBSTRUCTING THE PASSAGE OF X-RAYS. RADIOPAQUE APPEARS WHITE ON X-RAY FILM
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RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL
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RADIOACTIVE DRUG (RADIONUCLIDE PLUS CHEMICAL) THAT IS ADMINISTERED SAFELY FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPUTIC PURPOSES
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ROENTGENOLOGY
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STUDY OF X-RAYS, RADIOLOGY
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SCAN
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IMAGE OF AN AREA, ORGAN, OR TISSUE OF THE BODY OBTAINED THROUGH ULTRASOUND, RADIOACTIVE TRACER STUDIES, CT, OR MRI
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SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT)
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RADIOACTIVE TRACER IS INJECTED INTRAVENOUSLY AND COMPUTER RECONSTRUCTS A 3D IMAGE BASED ON COMPOSIT OF MANY VIEWS
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TAGGING
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ATTACHING A RADIONUCLIDE TO A CHEMICAL AND FOLLOWING ITS PATH IN THE BODY
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TRACER STUDIES
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RADIONUCLIDES ARE USED AS TAGS, OR LABELS ATTACHED TO CHEMICALS AND FOLLOWED AS THEY TRAVEL THROUGH THE BODY
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TRANSDUCER
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HANDHELD DEVICE THAT SEND AND RECEIVES ULTRASOUND SIGNALS
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ULTRASONOGRAPHY (US, U/S)
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DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE THAT PROJECTS AND RETRIEVES HIGH FREQUENCY SOUNDWAVES AS THEY ECHO OFF PARTS OF THE BODY.
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UPTAKE
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RATE OF ABSORPTION OF A RADIONUCLIDE INTO AN ORGAN OR TISSUE
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VENTILATION-PERFUSION STUDIES
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RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL IS INHALED (VENTILATION) AND INJECTED INTRAVENOUSLY (PERFUSION) FOLLOWED BY IMAGING ITS PASSAGE THROUGH THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
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Posteroanterior (PA) view
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xrays travel from posteriorly placed source to anterior placed detector
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Anteroposterior (AP) view
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xrays travel from and anteriorly placed source to a posterior placed detector
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Lateral View
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in a left lateral view, xrays travel from a source located at the right of the patient to a detector placed to the left of the patient
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Oblique view
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xrays travel in slanting direction at an angle from the perpendicular plane. Oblique views show regions or strustures ordinarily hidden and supperimposed PA and AP views
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abduction
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movement away from the midline of the body
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adduction
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movemet toward the midlione of the body
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eversion
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turning outward
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extension
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lengthining or straightening a flexedlimb
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flexion
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bendinig a part of the body
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inversion
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turning inward
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lateral decubitis
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lying down on the side with xray beam positioned horozontally
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prone
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lying on the belly (face down)
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recumbent
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lying down (may be prone or supine)
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supine
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lying down on the back (face up)
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CHOLANGIOGRAPHY
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XRAY IMAGING AFTER INJECTNG CONTRAST MATERIAL INTO THE BILE DUCT
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HYSTEROSALPINGOGRAPHY
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XRAY RACORD OF THE ENDOMETRIAL CAVITY AND FALLOPIAN TUBES IS OBTAINED AFTER INJECTING A CONTRAST MATERIAL INTO THE VAGINA AND INTO THE ENDOCERVICAL CAVITY
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