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30 Cards in this Set
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CINERADIOGRAPHY
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Use of motion picture techniques to record a series of x-ray images during flouroscopy
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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT)
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Diagnostic x-ray procedure whereby a cross-sectional and other images of a specific body segment are produced
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CONTRAST STUDIES
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Materials are injected to obtain contrast with surrounding tissue when shown on x-ray film
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FLUORESCENCE
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Emission of glowing light resulting from exposure to and absorption of radiation from x-rays
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FLUOROSCOPY
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X-rays produce of fluorescent image on an image intensifier
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GAMMA CAMERA
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Machine to detect gamma rays emitted from radiopharmaceuticals during scanning for diagnostic purposes
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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 by disintegration
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INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
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Therapeutic procedures performed by radiologist
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IONIZATION
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Transformation of electrially
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FLUOR/O
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luminous, fluorescence
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IS/O
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same
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PHARMACEUT/O
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Drug
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SON/O
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Sound
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THERAPEUT/O
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Treatment
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VITR/O
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Glass
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VIV/O
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Life
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-LUCENT
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To shine
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-OPAQUE
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Obscure
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CINE-
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Movement
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ECHO-
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A repeated sound
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ULTA-
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Beyond
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MRI
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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CXR
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Chest X-Ray
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KUB
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Kidney, Ureters, Bladder
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MYELOGRAPHY
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Spinal Cord
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ANGIOGRAPHY
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Blood Vessels
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AP
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Anteroposterior
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ARTHROGRAPHY
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Joints
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PET
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Positron Emission Tomography
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