Random Radiology
The “R” in RT(R) stands for this.
What is Radiography?
When transporting a patient with a chest tube, the drainage container must remain here.
What is below the level of the chest?
The proper CR entrance for an AP chest projection is at this level and is also an angle of the scapula.
What T7 and the inferior angle?
To decrease magnification, you should increase this distance.
What is SID?
The “C-loop” of the duodenum cradles this organ.
What is the head of the pancreas?
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered x-rays on this day in this year.
What is November 8, 1895?
A common medication used to treat severe allergic reactions in imaging departments.
What is epinephrine?
The “Y” view of the shoulder helps evaluate this common injury.
What is anterior or posterior dislocation?
Too much patient motion is the enemy of this image quality factor.
What is spatial resolution or sharpness?
The bony prominence felt on the posterior aspect of your elbow.
What is the olecranon process?
This type of imaging used sound waves instead of radiation.
What is Ultrasound/Sonography?
When moving a patient with a suspected spinal injury, use this transfer method.
What is a log roll?
The “Grashey method” is used for this joint.
What is the glenoid cavity?
Quantum mottle is caused by not having enough of this.
What is mAs?
The notch between the manubrium and body of the sternum is called this.
What is the sternal angle?
Dr. Curtis is one of the authors of a 3 volume atlas for positioning called.
What is Merrill’s?
The term used for difficulty breathing while lying flat.
What is orthopnea?
The patient position for a left anterior oblique (LAO) ribs best demonstrates this side.
What is the right ribs (side away from IR)?
The “penumbra” effect refers to this image issue.
What is blurring or loss of sharpness at the image edges?
The largest foramen in the human skeleton.
What is the obturator foramen?
The radiation symbol is commonly called this.
What is a trefoil?
The term for a patient who is sweating excessively.
What is diaphoretic?
The Coyle method with 45° cephalad angle and a 90° elbow flexion demonstrates this structure.
What is the radial head?
The line-focus principle describes the relationship between these two measurements.
What is the actual vs. effective focal spot?
The “heart shadow” on a chest x-ray is primarily formed by this side of the heart.
What is the left ventricle?