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angi/o

vessel

cervic/o

neck, cervix

fluor/o

emitting or reflecting light

ili/o

ilium (hip bone)

is/o

same, equal

later/o

side

lumb/o

lower back, loin

medi/o, mes/o

middle

phot/o

light

roentgeno/o, radi/o

x-ray, radioactivity

sacr/o

sacrum

son/o

sound

thorac/o

chest

tom/o

to cut, section, or slice

xer/o

dry

cine-

movement

echo-

reflected sound

infra-

below

intra-

within, inside

inter-

between

supra-

above, over

ultra-

beyond, excess

-ar

pertaining to

-er, -or

one who

-gram

a record (noun)

-graphy

process of recording (verb)

-graph

instrument to record

-lucent

to shine

-meter

instrument for measuring, measure

-osis

condition

-opaque

obscure, hidden

-therapy

treatment

Angio (abbreviation)

angiogram

AP, A/P

anterior/posterior (front to back)

PA, P/A

posterior/anterior (back to front)

Ba

barium

CT

computed tomography

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

PET

positron emission tomography

FB

foreign body

LBP

low back pain

LAT

lateral

C-spine

cervical spine (neck portion and/or the x-ray of this area)

T-spine

thoracic spine (mid portion of the back and the x-ray of this area)

L-spine

lumbar spine (lower back and the x-ray of this area)

CXR

chest x-ray

ECHO

echocardiogram (U/S of the heart)

Fx

fracture

RT

radiographic technologist, right

sono (abbreviation)

sonogram, ultrasound

U/S, US

ultrasound

XRT

radiation therapy (treatment with radiation)

contrast studies

Radiopaque materials are injected to obtain contrast with surrounding tissue when shown on x-ray film

half-life

length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay

tracer studies

radiograms that show activity, metabolism

uptake

absorption of substances into cells

oblique

at an angle

transverse, axial plane

horizontal (cross-sectional) plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions

frontal (coronal) plane

vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions

sagittal plane

divides body into left and right

radiographer

one who takes x-rays

radiologist

physician who specializes in the use of x-rays, ultrasound, and magnetic fields in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

contrast studies

substance/dye is used to distinguish organs from another

half-life

amount of time it takes for a substance to lose half its potency

tracer studies

radiograms that show activity/metabolism

uptake

absorption of substances into cells