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| Visual examination of the interior of the abdomen with the use of a laparoscope that is passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall |
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| Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid |
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| Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid |
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| Diagnostic test performed during pregnancy |
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| Surgical puncture of the joint space to remove synovial fluid for analysis to determine the cause of pain or swelling in a joint |
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Cardiocentesis
(Cardipuncture) |
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| Puncture of a chamber of the heart for diagnosis or therapy |
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| Puncture of the pericardial sac for the purpose of removing fluid |
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| Surgical puncture of the tympanic membrane with a needle to remove fliud or pus form an infected middle ear |
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| Administered by swallowing via an enema, or intravenously to make specific body structures visible |
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| The substance does not allow x-rays to pass through and appears white or light gray on the resulting film |
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| The substance, such as air or nitrogen gas, does allow x-rays to pass through and appears black or dark gray on the resulting film |
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| Intravenous contrast medium |
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| Injected into a vein to make the flow of blood through blood vessels and organs visible |
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| Radiopaque contrast medium used primarily to visualize the gastrointestinal tract |
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| Administered orally as this for an upper GI study |
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| Administered rectally as this for a lower GI study |
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| Image of hard-tissue internal structures is created by the exposure of sensitized film to x-radiation |
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| Resulting film is known as this also x-ray |
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| X-radiation is referred to as this and is beneficial in producing diagnostic images and in treating cancer, can be dangerous |
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| Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders with x-rays and other forms of radiant enery |
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| Describes the body placement and the body part of the body closest to the x-ray film |
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| Describes the path that the x-ray beam follows through the body from entrance to exit |
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Anteroposterior projection
(AP) |
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| Has the patient positioned with the back parallel to the film |
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Posteroanterior projection
(PA) |
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| Has the patient positioned facing the film and parallel to it |
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| Has the patient positioned at right angles to the film |
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| Has the patient positioned so the body is slanted sideways to the film |
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| The film is placed and exposed outside of the mouth |
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Panoramic radiograph
(Panorex) |
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| Shows all of the structures in both dental arches in a single film |
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| The film is placed within the mouth and exposed by a camera positioned next to the exterior of the cheek |
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| Show the entire tooth and some surrounding tissue |
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| Show the crowns of teeth in both arches on one side of the mouth |
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| Uses a thin, fan-shaped x-ray beam that rotates around the patient to produce multiple cross-sectional views of the body |
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| Combination of tomography with radiation therapy to precisely target the tumor being treated, avoiding healthy tissue |
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Magnetic resonance imaging
(MRI) |
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| Combination of radio waves and a strong magnetic field to create signals that are sent to a computer and converted into images of any plane through the body |
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| Most commonly used type of equipment, produces the most accurate images |
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| Designed to be less confining and is more comfortable for some patients |
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Magnetic resonance angiography
(MRA) |
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| Combines MRI with the use of a contrast medium to locate problems witin blood vessels throughout the body |
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| Visualization of body parts in motion by projecting x-ray images on a luminous screen |
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| Recording of images as they appear in motion on a fluorescent screen |
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Ultrasonography
(Ultrasound or Diagnostic ultrasound) |
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| Imaging of deep body structures by recording the echoes of pulses of sound waves that are avobe the range of human hearing |
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| Image created by ultrasonography |
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| A technician who creates sonograms and is specifiacallly trained in this technique |
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| Use of sound waves to image the carotid artery to detect an obstruction that could cause an ischemic stroke |
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| An ultrasonic diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the structures and motion of the heart |
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| The resulting record of an echocardiography is an |
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| Performed in the saqme way as an echocardiogram, but this procedure measures the speed and direction of the blood flow within the heart |
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| Noninvasive procedure used to image and evaluate fetal development during pregnancy |
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| Technique that uses specialized equipment to create photograph-like images of the developing child |
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Transesophageal echocardiography
(TEE) |
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| Ultrasonic imaging technique used to evaluate heart structures |
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