Small Animal Ultrasound
What artifact has formed if the area on the far side of the structure is hyperechoic?
Acoustic Enhancement
Procedure performed using a ridge endoscope involving the ear
Otoscopy
What are the views called that are taken to collimate a CT scan?
Scout
The isotope is used for nuclear scintigraphy, especially in equine practices.
Technetium Tc 99m
If you are unable to remove a limb bandage prior to radiograhing, you should then
Increase kVp
What is the difference between anechoic, hyperechoic, and hypoechoic?
Anechoic: lacking in internal echoes or is echo-free; appears dark to black
Hyperechoic: appears brighter than the tissues surrounding it; reflects back more intense sound waves
Hypoechoic: appears darker than the tissues surrounding it; reflects fewer sound waves and with less intensity
Lavage solution for colonoscopy
GoLYTELY
Which type of tissue has a higher attenuation coefficient: Bone, fat, muscle, air, skin
Bone
Radionuclides used to treat hyperthyroidism in felines
Iodine-131
Joint flexion improves visualization because it:
Separates articular surfaces
What is M-mode used for?
Procedure used for a suspected stricture
esophagoscopy/fluoroscopy
This function on a fluoroscope can reduce the patient dose by one-half
Pulse
You are performing a bone scan on a horse. Which phase of the scan will demonstrate the inflammation of a tendon?
Soft tissue scan
Which piece of radiology equipment produces the highest output
Fixed unit
What is attenuation?
The loss of sound wave energy as it travels through the tissue
What procedure would be more useful with contrast
Esophagoscopy
What is the primary method to reconstruct CT images?
Filtered back projection
The imaging technology that allows for the combination of form and function is:
PET
Where is the marker placed for taking lateral radiographs?
Cranial or dorsal to the joint.
What probe is good for intercostal studies
endoscope procedures are beneficial because it is both _____ and ______
Diagnostic and Therapeutic
What is the fulcrum
the region of interest
Scales of black and gray are not considered densities in an MRI. What are they considered?
Signal Intensities
What view is taken when we want a view of the back side of a navicular bone?
PalmaroProximal-PalmaroDistal Oblique
PaPr-PaDiO