MIRA: Intro to MI

Major MI Modalities

•General radiography

•Fluoroscopy

•Mammography

•Angiography & interventional radiology (IR)

•Computed tomography (CT)

•Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

•Ultrasound imaging (US)

General radiography

static imaging using x-rays

Fluoroscopy

dynamic imaging using x-rays

contrast agent

patient bed can be vertical

Mammography

Specialised x-ray imaging of breasts

Angiography & IR

Specialised dynamic x-ray imaging of blood vessels

Contrast agent

CT

Specialised x-ray imaging of thin slices of body structures

MRI

Specialised imaging of body structures using magnets and radiofrequency pulses

US

Specialised imaging of body structures using high frequency soundwaves

MI Steps

Read request form

Prepare examination room

Identify patient in the waiting area

Take patient to the examination room

Prepare and instruct patient for examination

Carry out positioning procedures

Expose / scan patient

Check & send images to Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)

Discharge patient

MI Patient Presentations & Complexities

Geriatric (elderly) x-ray imaging

Paediatric x-ray imaging

X-ray and CT imaging in emergency department

Mobile x-ray imaging in neonatal ICU

C-arm fluoroscopy in operating theatre

CT of anterior thoracic wall congenital deformities

MRI & fluoroscopy of cysts

MRI of hemangiomas