Exam 35: Radiologic Procedures and Imaging Techniques

Magnetic resonance imaging uses a strong x-ray field inside a scanner to align the electrons in the atoms of the patient's body and create an image.

Which is the correct spelling of a nuclear medicine procedure that uses a radioactive radiopharmaceutical drug as a tracer?

The suffix -graphy means :

In the phrase transesophageal echocardiography,the word part that means across is ____________.

Which type of procedure exposes the patient to the least amount of radiation?

Magnetic resonance imaging does not expose either the patient or the healthcare worker to radiation.

The use of a continuous x-ray beam to capture motion of the internal organs is known as:

____________ drugs are manmade or naturally occurring radioactive substances that have been processed and measured so that they can be given as a drug dose.

The combining form poster/o- means :