Medical Terminology and Imaging Descriptions Test 1

S/P

Status Post

N/V

Nausea and Vomiting

MVA

Motor Vehicle Accident

Thrombocytopenia

Low Platelet Count

Hypoattenuating

Dark appearing lesion/area on CT

Hepatopedal

Toward the Liver, this describes normal MPV flow

Hepatofugal

Away from the Liver, this describes normal HV flow. This is also associated with portal hypertension and thrombus if note in the MPV

Radial vascularity/Centrifugal

Pattern of blood flow that radiates out from a central point, associated with atypical hemangiomas and FNH

Centripetal

Flow towards the center of a mass, associated with hemangiomas

Ectasia

Dilation of any tubular walls typically associated with irregular walls

Atheroma

Fatty material that clogs your arteries

Fistula

Abnormal connection between an artery or vein or organs