Exam 6: Information Technology in Radiology

Focused ________________ surgery does NOT involve cutting,but the use of sound waves.Studies involve the use of ultrasound to stop massive bleeding and to treat cancer.

Stereotactic radiosurgery (gamma knife surgery)is a noninvasive technique that is currently used to treat _______________ tumors.

On the borderline between radiology and surgery,stereotactic radiosurgery or _______________ knife surgery is a noninvasive technique that is currently used to treat brain tumors in a one-day session.

_______________ uses x-rays and digital technology to produce a cross-?sectional image of the body.

Functional ____________________ measure small metabolic changes in an active part of the brain.It identifies brain activity by changes in blood oxygen.

Between 2000 and 2010,linear accelerators that attack cancer cells have continued to be developed.Each allows doctors to use more radiation._______________"shapes and varies the intensity of radiation beams."

_______________ (IMRT)scans may be used in place of coronary angiograms to examine coronary artery blockages.

__________________________ uses x-rays and digital technology to produce a cross-sectional image of the body.

_______________ machines use computer technology to produce images of soft tissue.

____________________ is used to examine a moving fetus.

The newer _____________ knife,because it compensates for patient movement,can be used to treat brain and spinal tumors with radiosurgery.

Neuroimaging techniques using _____________ can present a picture of brain activity associated with cognitive processes like memory and the use of language.

Brain imaging techniques,including both PET scans and fMRIs,are aiding in the comprehension of mental disorders such as _______________.

___________ are used to image brain tumors and in helping to diagnose disorders of the nervous system such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

_______________ surgery does NOT involve cutting,but the use of sound waves.

________________ is "a system that transmits,stores,retrieves,and displays digital images ...and communicates the information over a network."

If a broken bone is suspected,a/an _______________ is likely to be used.

Digital images ________________________.

A traditional _________________ uses high-energy electromagnetic waves to produce a two-dimensional picture on film.

_____________________ use radioisotope technology to create a picture of the body in action.