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Study of uses of radioactive substances in the diagnosis of disease: __________medicine

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Match the terms with their meanings: -Permitting the passage of most x-rays


A) adduction
B) cholangiography
C) nuclear medicine
D) computed tomography
E) echocardiography
F) eversion
G) ionization
H) hysterosalpingogram
I) in vitro
J) in vivo
K) lateral decubitus
L) intravenous pyelogram
M) positron emission tomography
N) radioisotope
O) radiolucent
P) radiopaque
Q) radiopharmaceutical
R) scintigraphy
S) therapeutic
T) uptake

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PACS is a:


A) Radiopharmaceutical used in a PET scan
B) Protocol for transmission between imaging devices
C) Technique using a radioactive substance and a computer to create three-dimensional images
D) System to replace traditional films with digital equivalents

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X-ray record of vessels:


A) anjiogram
B) angeiogram
C) angiogram

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What best characterizes an MRI?


A) Sagittal, frontal, and cross-sectional images are produced using magnetic and radio waves
B) Sound images are produced in addition to magnetic images
C) X-rays and a contrast medium are used
D) Radioactive matter enhances x-rays

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Give the accented syllable in the following terms (For example: anemia = ne, diagnosis = no, endocrine = en): -recumbent: __________

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A radioactive drug used in diagnosis of disease: radio__________

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Match the terms with their meanings: -Process (two dimensional) used to detect radioactivity emitted in diagnostic imaging


A) adduction
B) cholangiography
C) nuclear medicine
D) computed tomography
E) echocardiography
F) eversion
G) ionization
H) hysterosalpingogram
I) in vitro
J) in vivo
K) lateral decubitus
L) intravenous pyelogram
M) positron emission tomography
N) radioisotope
O) radiolucent
P) radiopaque
Q) radiopharmaceutical
R) scintigraphy
S) therapeutic
T) uptake

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Which of the following is true of a radiopaque substance?


A) Absorbs most of the x-rays it is exposed to
B) Lung tissue is an example
C) Is an air-containing structure
D) Permits the passage of most x-rays

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Radioactive form of a substance:


A) radioisotope
B) radioiceotope
C) radioisotop

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Which term describes an x-ray test to show an organ in depth?


A) Fluoroscopy
B) Tomography
C) Ultrasonography
D) Arteriography

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Which is an x-ray of a joint?


A) Pneumoencephalogram
B) Ventriculogram
C) Arthrogram
D) Digital subtraction angiography

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Give meanings for the following abbreviations: -AP: __________

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Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Radioactive form of an element; radionuclide


A) in vitro
B) in vivo
C) labeled compound
D) magnetic resonance (MR)
E) nuclear medicine
F) positron emission tomography (PET)
G) radioimmunoassay
H) radioisotope
I) radiology
J) radiolucent

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Give meanings for the following combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes: -vitr/o: __________

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Radioactive element that gives off energy in the form of radiation: radio__________

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Give meanings for the following abbreviations: -PET: __________

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Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Radiopharmaceutical; used in nuclear medicine studies


A) in vivo
B) computed tomography (CT)
C) contrast studies
D) labeled compound
E) in vitro
F) gamma camera
G) gamma rays
H) half-life
I) interventional radiology
J) ionization

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Give meanings for the following combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes: -ultra-: __________

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Match the terms with their correct meanings: -Radiopharmaceutical is inhaled and injected intravenously followed by imaging its passage through the respiratory tract


A) radiopaque
B) radiopharmaceutical
C) scan
D) half-life
E) transducer
F) tagging
G) ultrasound
H) uptake
I) ventilation/perfusion studies
J) single-photon emission computed tomography

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