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- 3. A ____ (or cardiolite) scan uses a radioactive tracer to see how much blood is reaching different parts of your heart.
- 7. What common condition makes MRI scans very difficult for some people who are afraid of enclosed spaces?
- 9. A substance used in CT scans to make certain areas of the body appear brighter in images.
- 10. ____ radiology is a medical specialty that uses imaging procedures to diagnose and treat illnesses and injuries.
- 11. What does PET stand for?
- 13. ____ radiology is a medical specialty that performs various minimally-invasive procedures using medical imaging guidance.
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- 1. ____ ____ test is an imaging method that uses radioactive material to show how well blood flows into the heart muscle, both at rest and during activity.
- 2. a medical imaging technique that uses X-rays to create a real-time video of the inside of the body
- 4. What does MRI stand for?
- 5. What does CT stand for?
- 6. This type of imaging works by passing an energy beam through a part of your body. Your bones or other body parts will block some of the beams from passing through. That makes their shapes appear on a digital image. What is this scan called?
- 8. This type of imaging sends sound waves into the body. Different types of tissue reflect sound waves differently. These differences can be picked up by a machine and turned into a picture. This type of imaging is helpful for looking at the heart and other organs, or a developing baby. What is it called?
- 12. This type of imaging uses strong magnets and radio waves to affect atoms in the water molecules within your body’s tissues. When the radio waves are turned off, the atoms release energy that’s detected by the machine. What is this scan called?