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| abbreviation for magnetic resonance venography |
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| abbreviation for multiple-gated acquisitions scan |
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| radioactive test to show heart function |
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| abbreviation for posteroaterior |
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| abbreviation for picture archival and communications system |
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| replacement of traditional films with digital equivalents that can be accessed from several places and retrieved more rapidly |
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| abbreviation for a PET and CT scan performed using a single machine |
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| abbreviation for radioactive iodine uptake test |
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| test that evaluates the function of the thyroid gland |
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| abbreviation for radiofrequency ablation |
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| abbreviation for small bowel follow-through |
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| abbreviation for thoracic spine |
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| abbreviation for upper gastrointestinal series |
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| abbreviation for ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs |
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| rate of blood flow or volume |
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| What does the Q stand for in V/Q scan? |
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| uses low-dose ex-rays to visualze breast tissue |
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| x-rays are beamed at multiple angles through a section of the body, which is detected and used by a computer to create multiple cross-sectional images |
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| computerized axial tomography |
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| T or F: CT scan and CAT scan are two different things |
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| The ability of a CT scanner to detect abnormalities is increased with the use of ________-containing contrast agents |
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| 64-slice CT scanner that can produce a 3-D image of a beating heart and surrounding blood vessels |
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| T or F: Contrast medium is used to distinguish two adjacent body parts composed of the same substances with the same density |
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| a dense radioactive substance that is injected into a body part to distinguish it from adjacent body parts that are composed of the same substances and have the same density |
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| radiopaque medium that is mixed in water and used for examination of the upper and lower GI tract |
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| barium sulfate is ingested orally so that the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum can be visualized |
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| small bowel follow-through |
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| traces the passage of barium in a sequential manner as it passes through the small intestine |
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| study for the lower GI series using an enema containing barium sulfate to visualize the large intestine |
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| study that uses bot radiopaque and radiolucent contrast medium to show the pattern of mucoal ridges |
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