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Ch. 20
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Question | Answer |
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Angio | angiography |
Ba | Barium |
IVP | inravenous pyelogram |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
PET | positron emission tomography |
UGI | upper gastrointestinal (series) |
V/Q scan | ventilation-perfusion scan of the lungs (Q stands for rate of blood flow or blood volume) |
US, U/S | ultrasound; ultrasonography |
nuclear medicine | uses radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease. |
131I | isotope of radioactive iodine - used in thyroid scan and treatment for thyroid cancer |