Imaging Careers

2. an X-ray image made using a form of tomography in which a computer controls the motion of the X-ray source and detectors, processes the data, and produces the image.
3. Medicine a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure
8. an intermediate layer in the wall of a blood vessel or lymphatic vessel
9. an image made using positron emission tomography, especially one of the brain.
11. the difference in density or difference in the degree of grayness between areas of the radiographic image.
12. an imaging test used to look at the kidneys and ureters.
14. a technique for displaying a representation of a cross section through a human body or other solid object using X-rays or ultrasound.

1. a painless test that uses sound waves to create moving pictures of your heart.
4. an imaging test that uses sound waves to create a picture (also known as a sonogram) of organs, tissues, and other structures inside the body.
5. offers the unique ability to visualize not just how organs and tissues look, but how they work.
6. a test that detects abnormalities in your brain waves, or in the electrical activity of your brain.
7. a medical examination performed using magnetic resonance imaging
10. one of the simplest and fastest tests used to evaluate the heart.
13. A procedure that uses a computer linked to an x-ray machine to make a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body.