Chapter 20: Language Of Medicine

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cineradiography

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motion picture techniques to reocrd x-ray images during fluoroscopy

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computed tomography (CT)

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x-ray proceudre: cross seciton image of a segment is producted; also a CAT

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contrast studies

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materials (contrast media) injected to obtain contrast with surrounding tissue on film

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fluorescence

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emission of glowing light resulting form exposure to and absorption of radiation from x-rays

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fluoroscopy

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process of using x-rays to produce fluorescent image on an image intesifier

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gamma camera

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machine to detect radiopharmaceuticals in the body for diagnostic purposes (scintiscanner)

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gamma rays

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high-energy rays emitted by radioactive substances

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half-life

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time required for a radioactive substance to lose half its radioactivity to disintegration

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interventional radiology

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therapeutic procedures that are performed by a radiologist

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in vitro

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outside a living organism

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in vivo

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in a living organism

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ioniazaiton

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transformation of electrically neutral substances into electrically charged ones

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labeled compound

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radiopharmaceutical

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magnetic resonance (MR)

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magnetic field and radio waves form sagittal, coronal, and axial iamges of body

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nuclear medicine

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medical specialty that studies use of radioactive substances

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positron emission tomography (PET)

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radioactive substances are givne intravenously and tehn emit psoitrons, which create a cross-sectional image of the metabolism of the body, representing local concentration of the radioactive substance

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radioimmunoassay

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test that combines the use of radioactive chemicals and antibodies to detect minute quantities of substances in a ptient's blood

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radioisotope

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radioactive form of a substance; radionuclide

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radiology

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stuyd of x-rays

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radiolucent

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permitting passag eof most x-rays; appear black on film

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radionuclide

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radioactive chemical element that gives off energy in the form of radiation; radioisopte

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radiopaque

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obstructing the passage of x-rays. appear white on film

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radiopharmaceutical

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radioactive drug for diagnostic purpose