Med Term Ch 2

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Front Back
X-ray record of the heart and great vessels made visible through thte use of a radio paque contrast medium
Angiocardiogram
X-ray record of the blood vessels made visible through the use of an injected radiopaque contrast mediuam
Angiogram
A medical imaging technique used to visualize the inside, or lumen, of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins, and the heart chambers. This is traditionally done by injecting a radio-opaque contast agent into the blood vessel and imaging using x-ray-based techniques such as fluoroscopy
Angiography
Process of making an x-ray record of the arteries
Arteriography
Process of making an s-ray record of a joint
Arthrography
X-ray record of the bronchial tree made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium
Bronchogram
X-ray record of the bile ducts made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium
Cholangiogram
X-ray record of the gallbladder made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium
Cholecystogram
Process of using ultrasound as a diagnostic tool by making a record of the echo produced when sound waves are reflected back trhough tissues of different density
Echography
Process of examining internal structures y viewing the shadows cast on a fluorescent screeen after the x-ray has passed through the body
Fluoroscopy
X-ray recod of the uterus and fallopian tubes that is made visible through the use of a radiopaque contrast medium
Hysterosalpingogram
X-ray record of the kidney and renal pelvis meade visible through the use of an injected radiopaque contrast medium
Intravenous pyelogram
X-ray record of the lymph vessels made visible with radiopaque contrast medium
Lymphangiogram
Process of making an x-ray record of the lymph vessels
Lymphangiography
X-ray record of the spinal cord made visible with a radiopaque contrast medium
Myelogram