Surgical Radiography Terminology

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  1. 3. The use of radiographs or fluoroscopic visualization to determine the exact location of foreign bodies, during their surgical removal.
  2. 4. A branch of medicine concerned with the correction or prevention of deformities, disorders, or injuries of the skeleton and associated structures.
  3. 7. A mobile fluoroscopy unit, which forms a large C shape with the x-ray tube located at one end of the C-arm and the image intensifier tower at the other.
  4. 8. The process of exposing a sterile instrument or surgical team member to a non-sterile instrument or team member.
  5. 9. A surgical procedure used to internally set and stabilize fractured bones by means of rods, nails, plates, or screws.
  6. 12. A physician or certified nurse specialized in administering anesthetic drugs to induce and maintain anesthesia to the patient during surgery.
  7. 16. A surgical operation to remove the lamina of one or more vertebrae. It is done to alleviate neural impingement pain.
  8. 17. A urologic procedure in which contrast medium is introduced directly into the pelvicalyceal system via catheterization by a urologist during a minor surgical procedure.
  9. 19. A physician licensed and trained in general surgery or a specialty such as cardiovascular or orthopedic procedures. He or she has primary responsibility during a surgical procedure.
  10. 21. A technique aimed at removing all microorganisms within surgical/sterile procedures.
  11. 22. A nonsterile certified surgical technologist or registered nurse who assists in the operating room by responding to the needs of scrubbed members in a sterile field before, during and after the surgical procedure.
  12. 23. The area between the patient drape and the instrument table. Access to this area is permitted only to those wearing sterile gowns and gloves.
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  1. 1. A type of orthopedic implant designed for the fixation of nondisplaced femoral neck fractures.
  2. 2. A protective garment that wraps around the waist and must be worn by the radiologist during fluoroscopy.
  3. 5. In surgical radiography, MRTs are considered part of this category. These individuals and or instruments must not come into contact with a sterile barrier, drape, surgical instrument, or sterile personnel.
  4. 6. The act of placing a sterile covering on equipment, surfaces and the patient to prevent contact with unprepared surfaces and to maintain the sterility of the environment.
  5. 10. In operative cholangiography, these long metal tubes are inserted through small incisions and they are used to insufflate the peritoneal cavity with carbon dioxide.
  6. 11. A specially prepared area in the operating room that is properly sterile according to surgical asepsis. It includes having all equipment covered with sterile drapes and all personnel being appropriately attired.
  7. 12. The acronym used to describe the guiding principle of radiation safety, refers to avoiding non-beneficial exposure to radiation.
  8. 13. A physical barrier, typically made of clear plastic, created to separate the sterile and non-sterile sides of the operating room.
  9. 14. The sanitary clothing worn by physicians, nurses, and other personnel involved in a sterile procedure.
  10. 15. Surgical hats worn in the operation room in order to prevent the contamination of the sterile area.
  11. 18. A radiographic imaging procedure that uses contrast material, or dye, to observe the flow of blood through specific arteries and note any blockages.
  12. 19. A cagelike metal device that is placed in the lumen of a vessel to provide support during an angioplasty.
  13. 20. Often used in surgical radiography, this instrument takes intermittent x-rays, instead of continuous, ones and helps reduce dose. The presence of radiation is indicated by a ticking, chirping, or beeping sound.