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24 Cards in this Set
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Echocardiogram |
Record of the structure and motion of the heart, produced by sound
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MUGA |
Multiple-gate acquisition scan
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Gamma
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use of radiopharmacutical drugs used to generate an image by mapping the rate of absorption by these rays
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abduction
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Moving the body part away from the mid-line
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Prone
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medical term for face down
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Transducer
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used during an ultrasound study and is placed on the skin
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Iodine
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usually injected into a vein to assist with visualization of a body part
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Barium
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Contrast medium which is sulfate based and used for a lower GI series
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Treatment
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Combining form is Therapeut/o
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Eversion
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Turning a body part outward
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Radiopaque
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Obstructing the passage of x-rays
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Perfusion
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Study where a radiopharmaceutical is given intravenously to obtain a lung scan
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Tomography
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series of x-ray images made to show an organ in depth
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Radioisotope
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unstable form of an element that emits radiation
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Lateral
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x-ray view when beam passes from one side of the body to the opposite side
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CT
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Technique that beams ionizing x-rays at multiple angles
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In Vitro
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test performed in a lab
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Interventional
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type of radiology use in therapeutic procedures with the aid of CT
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Son/o
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Sound
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-Ultra
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Beyond
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RIA
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Radioimmunoassay
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IVP
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Intravenous Pyelogram
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Extension
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Lengthening or straightening a limb
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SPECT
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Single-Proton Emission Computed Tomography |