Quiz 50: Diagnostic Imaging

In which diagnostic procedure is a series of X-rays taken before giving the patient a specially prepared fatty meal and taking an additional series of X-rays?

The entire body may be scanned for "hot spots" or places where the radioisotope is concentrated, in which procedure?

In which procedure does the X-ray camera rotate completely around the patient on a special table while the computer compiles one cross-sectional view from each rotation of the camera?

The diagnostic procedure performed by a radiologist, who injects the contrast medium through a urethral catheter and then takes a series of X-rays to evaluate the function of the ureters, bladder, and urethra, is a(n) ____.

You would instruct women not to wear eye makeup on the day of this diagnostic procedure because eye makeup often contains metallic ingredients.

Intravenous pyelography is also known as ____.

Which of the following is used to treat cancer by preventing cellular reproduction?

The diagnostic procedure that directs high-frequency sound waves through the skin over the area of the body being examined and produces an image based on the echoes is called ____.

For which diagnostic procedure would you ask if the patient is a metalworker?

For which diagnostic procedure should a patient take a special drink the night before to help outline the intestines?

Which of the following is not permitted during patient preparation for a barium enema or an intravenous pyelogram?

Nuclear medicine is also known as ____.

Which of the following would you include in the pre-procedure guidelines for a patient who is to have a mammogram?

Which of the following diagnostic procedures may include a double-contrast study in which the combination of air and barium provides a clearer view of structures and allows identification of small lesions?

Which of the following would you include in the teaching given to a patient who is going to have a closed machine MRI?

Which of the following is characteristic of nuclear medicine?

In which diagnostic procedure does the physician perform a lumbar puncture, remove some cerebrospinal fluid, and instill a contrast medium to evaluate spinal abnormalities?

Which diagnostic procedure is an X-ray examination of the internal breast tissues?

Which diagnostic procedure demonstrates the status of blood flow or the presence of aneurysm, narrowing or blockages of vessels, or hemorrhage?

Which diagnostic procedure uses a gamma camera to detect signals induced by gamma radiation to locate and determine the extent of brain damage from a stroke?