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Imaging Flashcards

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What is an X-Ray?

A

an electromagnetic packet of energy with a short wavelength

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What equipment is used in X-Rays?

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An electron gun and emulsion which displays the image

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What material absorbs X Rays the most?

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Bone

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What is ultrasound used to scan?

A

Soft tissue and fetuses

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What does a CT Scan do?

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Takes a series of 2 dimensional X-Ray images around a single axis to make a 3D image of the patient

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What 2 things does fluoroscopy use?

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X-Rays and a fluorescent screen

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What are the risks of using iodinated contrast media?

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Can cause kidney failure

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