Anatomical Body Planes
What plane divides the body into right and left parts.
Sagittal Plane
How Many Lobes are in the Brain?
5
What landmark is used to center a patient for a brain scan?
EAM ( External Acoustic Meatus)
What is the condition where there is an accumulation of CSF in the brain?
Hydrocephalus
What type of contrast should be used if a patient has a suspected GI perforation?
Water Soluble or Gastrografin.
Front/Back and Anterior/Posterior describes what anatomical plane.
Coronal plane
Which Lobe of the Brain is responsible for hearing and vision?
Temporal Lobe
During a chest CT, where should the arms be placed?
Above the head
A chance fracture is also known as...
Seatbelt Fracture
In a first generation CT scanner how long did it take to scan 1 image?
What is another name for the Axial plane
Transverse Plane
Which Lobe is the largest lobe of the brain?
Frontal Lobe
The "Superman" position is used when positioning what type of CT scan?
Hand or Wrist
Occurs when atherosclerosis or plaque build up causes the abdominal aorta to become weak and bulge.
AAA or Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.
What does "ROI" stand for?
Region of interest
How many planes does an oblique plane pass through
Two
What Lobe is responsible for behavior and Emotion?
The limbic Lobe
When viewing at a CT image, it's like...
looking in a mirror
This condition is the result of alcoholism or hepatitis.
Cirrhosis of the Liver.
What is the hounsfield unit for water?
ZERO
This Plane is perpendicular to the coronal and sagittal plane.
Axial or Transverse plane.
The human brain weighs approximately ________ pounds and is about _______ inches in length.
3 lbs 6 inches
When scanning an ankle CT, how many inches do you center above tibiotalar joint?
3-4 inches
On a CT scan when the sinuses are free from disease, they appear...
Black
What type of stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks flow to the brain causing brain cells to die.
Ischemic Stroke