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Angiocardiogram
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xray record of the heart and great vessels that is made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium
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Angiogram
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xray of blood vessels made visible through the use of an injected radiopaque contrast medium
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Angiography
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process of making an xray record of blood vessels
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Arteriography
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xray record of the arteries
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Arthrography
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xray of joint
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Brachytherapy
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radiation therapy in which the radioactive substance is inserted into a body cavity or organ. source of radation is located a short distance from the body being treated
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Bronchogram
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xray of bronchial tree that is made visible through the use of radiopaque contrast medium
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Cholangiogram
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xray of bile ducts
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Cholecystogram
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xray of gallbladder
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Echography
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process of using ultrasound as a diagnostic tool. record is made of the echo produced when sound waves are reflected back through tissues of different density.
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Fluoroscopy
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process of examining internal structures by viewing shawdows cast on a fluorescent screen after xray passes through body.
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Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)
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Patient in awake while dye is injected through the cervix (via the vagina) to view the inside of the uterus and fallopian tubes by x-ray contrast. Commonly performed to determine patency of the fallopian tubes.
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Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)
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xray of kidney and renal pelvis
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In vitro
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within a glass
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Lymphangiogram
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xray of lymph vessels
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Lymphangiography
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process of making xray record of lymph vessels
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
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diagnostic procedure that uses radiowaves and a magnet to analyze radiowaves and microwaves emitted by the hydrogen nuclei
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Mammography
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obtaining pictures of breast through xray
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Myelogram
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xray record of spinal cord
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Radiography
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process of maing xray record
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Radiologist
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one who specializes in radiology
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Radiology
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study of xrays, radioactive substances, radioactive isotopes, and ionizing radiation
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Sonogram
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record produced by ultrasonography
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Ultrasonography
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process of using ultrasound to produce a record of ultrasonic echoes as the strike tissues of different densities
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Venography
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xray of veins
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