Medical Imaging Medical Terms

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  1. 4. A metallic, alkaline, divalent earth element; atomic no. 56, atomic wt. 137.327.
  2. 6. Cancerous cells, also called a tumor, able to grow into surrounding tissue, spread to other parts of the body and destroy normal cells.
  3. 7. The use of an illuminated optical instrument to visualize the interior of the body and its organs.
  4. 9. Refers to the low back region of the spinal column
  5. 10. Not cancerous.
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  1. 1. An imaging study depicting blood vessels.
  2. 2. Any internally administered substance that has a different opacity from soft tissue on radiography or computed tomography
  3. 3. An electrical device, often implanted, that maintains a normal heart rhythm by stimulating the heart muscle
  4. 5. Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of x-rays with the record of the findings usually impressed upon a photographic film.
  5. 8. Slender thread, rod, or catheter, lying within the space in the interior of a tubular structure,such as an artery or the intestine.