Deck 4: Information Technology in Radiology

Question 1

A traditional ________ uses high-energy electromagnetic waves to produce a two-dimensional picture on film.

Answer 1

X-ray

Question 2

________ uses X-rays and digital technology to produce a cross-sectional image of the body.

A) Barium swallow
B) PET scan
C) Ultrasound
D) Computerized tomography (CT) scan

Answer 2

Computerized tomography (CT) scan

Question 3

________ uses X-rays and digital technology to produce a cross-sectional image of the body.

Answer 3

CT scans

Question 4

A bone density scan or ________ is a special kind of low-radiation X-ray that shows changes in the rays' intensity after passing through bone.

A) X-ray
B) PET scan
C) DEXA scan
D) MRI

Question 5

________ use radioisotope technology to create a picture of the body in action.

A) X-rays
B) PET scans
C) DEXA scans
D) MRIs

Question 6

Radiology is increasingly concerned with treating disease. Radiologists who treat disease are called ________ radiologists.

A) interventional
B) treating
C) medical
D) None of the above

Question 7

Digital images ________.

A) are immediately available on a network
B) do not have to be developed
C) can be transmitted over telephone lines
D) All of the above

Question 8

The ________ knife, because it compensates for patient movement, can be used to treat brain and spinal tumors with radiosurgery.

A) radiological
B) cyber
C) alpha
D) None of the above

Question 9

In 2016, scientists at the University of Nottingham developed a new ultrasound technique that can look inside individual ________.

Question 10

On the borderline between radiology and surgery, stereotactic radiosurgery or ________ knife surgery is a noninvasive technique that is currently used to treat brain tumors in a one-day session.

A) alpha
B) beta
C) gamma
D) None of the above

Question 11

________ is "a system that transmits, stores, retrieves, and displays digital images . . . and communicates the information over a network."

A) PACS
B) RACS
C) PICOM
D) RADCOM

Question 12

If a doctor suspects that you have a broken bone, which of the following imaging techniques is likely to be used?

A) X-ray
B) PET scan
C) ultrasound
D) MRI

Question 13

Functional ________ measure small metabolic changes in an active part of the brain. They identify brain activity by changes in blood oxygen.

A) X-rays
B) PET scans
C) ultrasounds
D) MRIs

Question 14

________ machines use computer technology to produce images of soft tissue within the body that could not be pictured by traditional X-rays.

A) X-ray
B) PET scan
C) Ultrasound
D) MRI

Question 15

________ is used to examine a moving fetus.

A) X-ray
B) PET scan
C) Ultrasound
D) Computerized tomography (CT) scan

Question 16

________ are used to image brain tumors and in helping to diagnose disorders of the nervous system such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

A) X-rays
B) PET scans
C) Ultrasounds
D) MRIs

Question 17

If a broken bone is suspected, a/an ________ is likely to be used.

Question 18

Focused ________ surgery does not involve cutting, but the use of sound waves.

A) ultrasound
B) radiography
C) MRI
D) SPECT

Question 19

________ uses no radiation. It uses very high-frequency sound waves and the echoes they produce when they hit an object.

Question 20

Neuroimaging techniques using ________ can present a picture of brain activity associated with cognitive processes like memory and the use of language.

A) X-rays
B) PET scans
C) ultrasounds
D) MRIs

Question 21

Stereotactic radiosurgery (gamma knife surgery) is a noninvasive technique that is currently used to treat ________ tumors.

Question 22

________ can show the specific brain activity associated with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question 23

________ machines use computer technology to produce images of soft tissue.

Question 24

________ MRIs measure brain activity by changes in blood oxygen.

Question 25

Brain imaging techniques, including both PET scans and fMRIs, are aiding in the comprehension of mental disorders such as ________.

Question 26

________ scans may be used in place of coronary angiograms to examine coronary artery blockages.

Question 27

________ surgery does not involve cutting, but the use of sound waves.

Question 28

________ works with matter on an almost molecular or cellular scale.

Question 29

________ (PACS) is an electronic and ideally filmless information system for acquiring, sorting, transporting, storing, and electronically displaying medical images. It is a server.

Question 30

________ are used to image brain tumors and in helping to diagnose disorders of the nervous system.