Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine Review
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Comprehensive practice flashcards covering medical imaging modalities, key historical pioneers, diagnostic procedures, and nuclear medicine principles.
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Who invented the first fluoroscope and in what year was it introduced?
Thomas Edison invented it in the year 1896.
Who developed red adaptation goggles?
Wilhelm Trendelenburg.
In what decade did the image intensifier replace red adaptation goggles?
1950s.
Which device amplifies light from a fluorescent screen?
Image intensifier.
What imaging modality produces continuous X-ray images like a movie?
Fluoroscopy.
What imaging examination visualizes blood vessels using contrast media?
Angiography.
In what year was angiography first successfully used in humans?
1923.
What imaging examination specifically examines the bile ducts?
Cholangiography.
What medical procedure removes a tissue sample for examination?
Biopsy.
Who discovered the scintillation camera?
Hal Anger.
Who invented the rectilinear scanner?
Benedict Cassen.
What procedure involves injecting bone cement into a vertebra?
Vertebroplasty.
What procedure utilizes radiofrequency heat to destroy tumor cells?
Radiofrequency ablation.
What procedure uses extreme cold to destroy cancer cells?
Cryoablation.
What procedure combines chemotherapy drugs with arterial embolization?
Chemoembolization.
What procedure delivers radioactive material directly to a tumor through its blood supply?
Radioembolization.
Who is recognized as the father of nuclear medicine?
George de Hevesy.
Who discovered radioactivity in uranium?
Henri Becquerel.
In what year was technetium discovered, and who is associated with its discovery?
It was discovered in 1937; Emilio Segrè and Glenn T. Seaborg are associated with technetium's discovery (Tc-99m was identified later).
Who discovered or developed the Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) generator?
Walter Tucker and Margaret Greene.
What is the largest and most important component of an MRI device?
Magnet.
What biological elements does MRI detect changes in?
Hydrogen protons, especially in water and fat.
Who demonstrated the magnetic resonance hypothesis using rats?
Raymond Damadian.
Who developed nuclear magnetic resonance methods important to MRI?
Felix Bloch and Edward Purcell.
Who developed a method to measure nuclear magnetic resonance properties?
Isidor Isaac Rabi.
Who pioneered mammography in 1913 by studying X-ray images of removed breast tissue?
Albert Salomon.
Who studied X-ray imaging of the breast in living women before surgery in 1930?
Stafford L. Warren.
Who developed an X-ray unit specifically designed for mammography (1st mammography machine) in the late 1960s?
Charles Gros.
What type of radiation is used in mammography, and what soft tissue is examined?
It uses X-rays (ionizing radiation) to examine breast tissue.
What is conventional digital mammography called?
Full filled digital mammography ( FDDM).
Which imaging modality uses sound waves to visualize internal organs?
Ultrasound.
Which Italian physicist is associated with studying echolocation in bats?
Lazzaro Spallanzani.
Who was the first doctor to utilize the imaging machine on October 1, 1971?
James Ambrose.
What term describes a radioactive substance used in nuclear medicine to detect organ function and disease?
Radiopharmaceutical.
What is the most commonly used radionuclide in diagnostic nuclear medicine?
Technetium-99m (Tc-99m).
Which specific part of a radiopharmaceutical emits radiation?
Radionuclide.
What component carries the radionuclide to a specific organ or tissue?
Pharmaceutical / carrier.
What nuclear imaging methods detect gamma rays from radiopharmaceuticals?
Gamma camera imaging and SPECT.
Which imaging technique detects pairs of photons produced from positron annihilation?
PET scan.
Which radioactive isotopes of iodine are used for thyroid diagnosis and treatment?
Iodine-123 and Iodine-131.
Which radiopharmaceutical is commonly used for bone scans?
Technetium-99m MDP.
Which radiopharmaceutical is commonly used for PET scans?
Fluorine-18 FDG.
Which radiopharmaceutical is used in thyroid uptake studies?
Iodine-123.