RAD 106 vocab
Absence of breathing?
Apnea
Surgical [puncture to remove fluid from the pleural space.
thoracentesis.
bulging or ballooning of a weakened portion of an arterial wall.
anuerysm.
Cassette based radiography that uses PSP plates and a cassette reader to acquire the image.
Computed radiography.
rigid plastic housing for image plate in CR
Cassette.
Lung collapse?
Atelectasis.
heart muscle disease.
cardiomyopathy.
Infection that causes inflammation of the lungs.
Pneumonia
Mainly cassette-less radiography, can be indirect or direct, typically uses flat panel detectors.
Digital radiography.
Phosphor (typically barium fluorohalide) that produces light when stimulated by light or x-ray photons.
Photostimulable phosphor.
fluid in the lungs?
Pulmonary edema.
closure of a blood vessel due to a blockage.
occlusion.
shortness of breath, difficulty breathing
dyspnea.
Digital radiography with flat panel detectors that convert the x-ray energy directly into an electrical signal through photoconductors.
Direct capture radiography.
Light produced by a phosphor when struck by light or x-ray photons.
Photostimulable luminescence.
blockage of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches because of a translocated clot.
Pulmonary embolism
coronary artery disease.
CAD
Shortness of breath
SOB
digital radiography with flat panel detectors that convert the absorbed x-ray energy into light signals that are collected and converted into electrical signals (scintillators).
Indirect capture radiography.
The amount of exposure received by the image receptor.
Exposure index.
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
COPD
myocardial infraction (heart attack)
MI
digital imaging.
Layered material that captures the x-ray photons to ultimately create an image.
Imaging plate.
Another name for exposure index.
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