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Radiology

Term	Definition
Anechoic	images that appear black on ultrasound scans.
Bucky	A component of X-ray units that hold the x-ray film cassettes and moves the grid during the x-ray exposure.
Anode	A positively charged electrode by which the electrons leave a device.
Cathode	The negatively charged electrode by which electrons enter an electrical device.
Annular array	Fabricated by cutting concentric rings into a transducer substrate to create a series of annular elements.
Collimators	Devices used in the x-rays tube housing, along with an arrangement of mirrors and lights.
ALARA	As low as reasonably achievable. Making every reasonable effort to maintain exposures to radiation.
Contrast	The difference in density or difference in the degree of grayness between areas of the radiographic image.
Direct Exposure film	A film consists of a thin, transparent sheet of polyester or similar material.
Distance enhancement	couldn't find this one i don't have my book today.
Echoic	the imitation of a natural sound.
Film latitude	the ability of an emulsion to record a wide range of densities.
Film-focal Distance (FFD)	the distance between the center of the anode of the x-ray tube and the film
Fluroscopy	a study of moving body structures - similar to and X-ray.
Focused Grids	a device consisting essentially of a series of narrow lead strips closely spaced on their edges and separated by spacers of low density materials
Heel effect	a variation of the intensity of x-rays emitted by the anode depending on the direction of emission along the anode-cathode axis.
Hyperechoic	Lesion defined by an echogenicity greater than that of subcutaneous fat or equal to that.
Hypoechoic	Mass tissue in the body thats more dense or solid than usual.
Intensifying Screens	used in the x-ray cassette to intensify the effect of the x-ray photon by producing a larger number of light photons.
Isoechoic	A mammograpic mass located in fatty tissue and not depicted at fundamental US.
Kilovoltage peak(kVp)	The maximum high voltage applied across an x-ray tube during the creation of x-rays within it.
Latent Image	an invisible image produced by the exposure to light of a photosensitive material such as photographic film.
Maximum permissible dose (MPD)	the amount of ionizing radiation a person may be exposed to supposedly without being harmed.
Milliamperage(mA)	a major factor in determining the quantity of x-rays produced
Mirror Image	when an ultrasound beam is not reflected directly back to the transducer after hitting a reflective surface.
Object Film Distance(OFD)	The distance between the object and the film.
Penumbra Effect	A half-shadow that occurs when a light source is only partly covered by an object.
Radiographic Density	a measure of the degree of film darkening.
Radiolucent	transparent to x-rays
Radiopaque	opaque to x-rays or similar radiation.
Rem	a unit of effective absorbed dose of ionizing radiation in human tissue.
Sievert(SV)	The SI unit for the amount of ionizing radiation required to produce the same biological effect as one rad of high-penetration x-rays, equivalent to a gray for x-rays
Slice thickness	The resolution of the scan
Sonolucent	allowing passage of ultrasonic waves without production of echoes that are due to reflection of some of the waves
Source-image distance(SID)	The distance measured between the focal spot target on a x-ray tube to the image receptor of a x-ray cassette.
Ultrasonography	a technique using echoes of ultrasound pulses to delineate objects or areas of different density in the body.
Thorax	A chest radiograpgh
Abdomen	abdominal x-ray uses a very small dose of ionizing radiation to produce pictures of the inside of the abdominal cavity
Xyphoid	the smallest of the three parts of the sternum
Thoracic inlet	The most superior aperture to the thorax and the boundary of the roof of the mediastinum.
Axillary	A view useful for detecting anterior or posterior shoulder dislocations that are not evident in the AP view.
Inguinal	swelling or pain in the groin.
Ventral	Body area situated toward the back or top line of quadrupeds
Dorsal	Toward the back
Medial	toward the mid line
Lateral	away from the median
Cranial	toward the head
Caudal	towards the tail
Rostral	towards the nose
Palmar	caudal aspect on the front limb
Plantar	caudal aspect of the rear limb.
Analgesia	the inibility to feel pain
arrhythmia	improper beating of the heart
atelectasis	complete or partial collapse of a lung or lobe of a lung
auscultation	the action of listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, or other organs.
Bradycardia	slower than expected heart rate.
capillary refill time	time needed for the color to return
Central catheter	a catheter placed into a large vein for access
closed suction drain	used to remove fluids that build up in areas of your body after surgery or when you have an infection.
debridement	the removal of damaged tissue or foreign objects from a wound.
decubital ulcer	technical term for bedsore
dyspnea	difficult breathing
eschar	dead tissue that eventually sloughs off healthy skin after an injury
euthanasia	the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma.
hyperthermia	when the body loses heat faster than it can produce heat, causing a dangerously low body temperature.
hypothermia	when the body loses heat
intraosseous	the process of injecting directly into the marrow of a bone.
lavage	washing out of a body cavity, such as the colon or stomach.
Mentation	mental activity
Normothermia	the condition at which a body is at normal temp
Nystagmus	involuntary eye movement which may cause the eye to move rapidly
orthopnea	discomfort when lying down flat
penrose drain	a soft, flexible rubber tube used as a surgical drain
percussion	a method of physical examination
phlebitis	inflammation if a vein
presenting complaint	couldnt find
Tachy cardia	faster heart rate then normal
Tenesmus	a continual or recurrent inclination to evacuate the bowels, cause by disorder of the rectum or other illness
Sertor	couldnt find
Stridor	a high - pitched, whistling sound most often heard while taking in a breath.
Pulse deficit	a deficit that occurs when there are fewer pulses than there are heartbeats
tachypnea	breathing that is abnormally rapid and often shallow

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