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20 Cards in this Set
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Angiography
Angiogram |
X-ray imaging of blood vessels
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Arteriography
Arteriogram |
X-ray recording of arteries after injection of contrast substance into an artery
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Arthrography
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X-ray examination of the inside of a joint with a contrast medium
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Barium Enema
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Barium test to examine the lower GI tract
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Barium Swallow
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Barium test to examin the upper GI tract
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Barium Tests
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X-ray examinations with a liquid barium mixture to locate disorders in the esophagus (esophagogram), duodenum, small intestine (small bowel follow-through), and colon (barium enema)
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Bone Density Scan
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Low-energy x-rays reveal areas of bone deficiency (osteopenia) and osteoporosis
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Cardiac Catheterization
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Procedure in which a catheter is passed via vein or artery into the chambers of the heart to measure the blood flow out of the heart and the pressures and oxygen content in the heart chambers.
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Cerebral Angiography
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X-ray imagines show blood vessels in the brain
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Chest X-Ray
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X-ray imagine of the chest wall, lungs, and heart
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Cholangiography
Cholangiogram |
X-ray recording of bile ducts
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Computed Tomography
CT scan |
X-ray images that show the body in cross-section.
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Coronary arteriography
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Visualization of arteries that travel across the outer surface of the heart and bring blood to the heart muscle
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Cystography
Cystogram |
X-ray recording of the urinary bladder with a contrast medium so that the outline of the urinary bladder can be seen clearly.
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Digital subtraction angiography
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A unique x-ray technique for viewing blood vessels by taking two images and subtracting one from the other
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Doppler ultrasound
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Technique that focuses sound waves on blood vessels and measures blood flow as echoes bounce off red blood cells
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Echocardiography
echocardiogram |
Imaging of the heart by introducing high-frequency sound waves through the chest into the heart
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
ERCP |
X-ray recording of the bile ducts, pancrease, and pancreatic duct.
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography
E-US |
Sound waves are generated from a tube inserted through the mouth and into the esophagus.
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Esophagography
Esophagogram |
X-ray imaging of the esophagus performed after barium sulfate is swallowed
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