Exam 43: Assisting With Diagnostic Imaging

CT studies are noninvasive, painless examinations that typically do not require any special patient preparation.

Which of the following is a noninvasive diagnostic modality that allows visualization of anatomic structures without the use of radioactive x-rays?

You are concerned about the safety of working in a facility that performs x-ray studies on site. Which statement is true about your risk of radiation exposure as an employee in the facility?

AP stands for __________.

Which statement is true about cell sensitivity to radiation exposure?

The radioactive substance administered to a patient for nuclear medicine imaging procedures is called a(n) __________.

What plane divides the body into two equal right and left halves?

Which of the following is not a documented latent effect of low doses of ionizing radiation?

Digital radiography uses a filmless imaging system.

Which of the following agents is (are) injected into joint capsules to produce an arthrogram?

Which trimester poses the greatest fetal risk from radiation to the uterus in excess of 150 mGy-t (5 rad)?

__________ is a procedure in which a catheter is used to open or widen a blood vessel.

Which of the following planes divides the body into equal right and left parts?

The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions is the _____ plane.

A barium enema is performed before a colonoscopy to ensure the best visualization of the colon.

Which medical term means "front" or "in front of"?

The radiographic view in which the sagittal plane of the body or body part is parallel to the film is called __________.

Radioactive tracers are used in __________ to provide information about the function of organs and tissues.

Which of the following examinations cannot be performed on a patient with a cardiac pacemaker?

The frontal projection in which the patient is prone, or facing the x-ray film or image receptor, is called __________.