Acronyms/Abbreviations
NPO
What is Nothing by Mouth?
The presence of gallstones
What is Cholelithiasis?
What is X-Ray?
What is Ball Catchers/Norgaard View?
SPECT
What is Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography?
The presence of a rounded mass with an air-fluid level located behind the heart on a chest x-ray
What is a Hiatal Hernia?
The modality that best identifies Metastasies
What is Nuclear Medicine?
The view of the knee where the patient is PA with knees bent to 45o
What is a Tunnel View?
IOML
What is infraorbitomeatal Line?
Fracture of the C2 Vertebrae due to hyperextension
What is Hangman's Fracture?
The modality that best demonstrates Diverticulitis
What is CT?
A position of the shoulder where the patient is bent backward 20-30o over the x-ray table
What is Velpeau View?
ERCP
What is Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography?
This fracture involves the zygomatic arch, lateral orbital rim, inferior orbital rim and maxillary sinuses
What is a Tripod Fracture?
The modality that best shows gallstones
What is Ultrasound?
Facial bones view that is done PA and positions the MML perpendicular to the detector
What is Waters View?
eGFR
What is Estimated Golmerular Filtration Rate?
Often presents with a large dilated bowel loop on imaging, with a few air-fluid levels. It also commonly presents with the coffee bean sign
What is a sigmoid volvulus?
The modality that would best demonstrate an ACL tear
What is MRI?
The view of the hip that requires the patient to be standing at a 65o angle to the detector
What is a False Profile view?