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37 Cards in this Set
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Angio
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angiography
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AP
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anterposterior
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Ba
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Barium
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BE
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Barium Enema
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C-spine
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cervial spine films
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CT
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computed tomography
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CXR
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chest x-ray (film)
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Decub
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decubitis-lying down
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DICOM
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digital image communication in medicine - standard prtocol for transmission between imaging devices
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DI
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diagnostic imaging
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DSA
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digital subtraction angiography
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FDG
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fluordeoxyglucose-radiopharmaceutical used in PET scanning
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67Ga
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radioactive gallium-used in whole body scans
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Gd
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gadolinium-MRI contrast agent
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IVP
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intavenous pyelogram
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131 I
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radioactive iodine- used in thyroid, liver and kidney scans and used for treat of malignant non malignant tumors of the thyroid
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KUB
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kidneys, ureter, bladder-x-ray image of these organs without contrast medium
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LAT
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lateral
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LS Films
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lumbosacral spine films
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L-spine
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lumbar spine films
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MR, MRI
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magnetic resonance, magnetic resonance imaging
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MRA
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magnetic resonance angiography
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MRV
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magnetic resonance venography
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MUGA
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multiple-gated aquisitions (scan) - radioactive test to show heart function
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PA
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posteroanterior
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PACS
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picture archival and communications system - replacemet of traditional films with digital equivalants that can be accessed from several plaes and retrieved more easily
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PET
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positron emission tomography
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PET/CT
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positron emission tomography and computed tomography - both studies are performed using same machine
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RFA
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radiofrequency ablation
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SBFT
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small bowel follow through
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SPECT
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single photon emission tomography - radioactive substances and computer are used to make 3d images
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99m Tc
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radioactive technetium - used in heart, brain, thryoid, liver, skull, spleen, bone and lung scans
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201 Ti
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thallium-201- radioisotope used in scanning heart muscle
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T-spine
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thoracis spine
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UGI
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upper gastrointestinal (series)
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US U/S
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ultrasound, ultrasonography
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V/Q scan
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ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs (Q stands for rate of blood flow or volume)
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