Medical Imaging Technologies
What are image studies of joints, performed by fluoroscopy called?
What are Arthrograms?
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This type of radiation includes X-rays and CT scans.
What is ionizing radiation?
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One reason X-rays are used intraoperatively.
What is to locate foreign bodies?
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These studies utilize the C-Arm.
What is Radiography and Fluoroscopy?
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The most frequently used compounds in contrast media for radiography.
What are Iodine and Barium Sulfate?
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Which imaging technology utilizes magnetic fields and sound waves?
What is MRI?
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MRI uses this form of radiation.
What is nonionizing radiation?
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This use of X-rays aids in bone-related procedures.
What is diagnosing fractures or aiding in realignment?
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On an X-ray, air appears this color.
What is black?
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The contrast medium for MRI is based on this metal.
What is Gadolinium?
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This device is an X-ray image intensifier for fluoroscopic imaging from multiple angles.
What is a C-arm?
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X-rays, CT scans, PET scans, and nuclear medicine all utilize this kind of radiation.
What is ionizing radiation?
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X-rays are used intraoperatively to verify the placement of these.
What are catheters, tubes, and drains?
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The primary role of the surgical technologist during intraoperative radiography.
What is protecting the sterile field from contamination?
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These are used to highlight areas on a radiograph.
What are Contrast Media?
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What are the image studies of the spine performed by fluoroscopy known as?
What are Myelograms?
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Lasers and MRI fall under this radiation category.
What is nonionizing radiation?
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Intraoperative X-rays can also discover this within body cavities.
What is fluid or air?
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Advantages of fluoroscopy over radiography include this.
What is showing movement and immediate image viewing?
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This imaging visualizes veins, arteries, and heart chambers.
What is Angiography?
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These three are among the basic types of diagnostic imagery.
What are Radiography (X-ray), CT scan, and MRI?
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This imaging type doesn't use ionizing radiation, making it safer for certain applications.
What is MRI?
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Determining the correct location for an operative procedure is another intraoperative use of this.
What are X-rays?
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Disadvantages of fluoroscopy include exposure to this.
What is ionizing radiation?
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This is why myelography might be used instead of MRI for patients with pain.
What is the presence of metallic implants?
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