Prac Vocab Nuclear Imaging

radiologist

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

Nuclear medicine technologist

A technologist who prepares radioactive material to administer to patients.

nuclear medicine

Involves no X-rays, Only a small amount of radioactive material is given through different routes to a patient then quickly cleared from the body.

Dangling position

A positioning which patients sits on their bed, with their legs hanging by the side of the bed.

gait belt

A band of fabric that is positioned around the patient's waist to provide support for the patient, and to guide and assist the patient near his or her center of gravity.

Ventilation scan

A scan performed before the perfusion scan.

Perfusion scan

The patient is given an intravenous injection with a tracer, and a camera takes images.

Tracer

A small amount of radioactive material

Hepatobiliary scan

nuclear medicine test to examine the gallbladder for disease and blockage

Bile

A chemical produced in the liver that breaks down fats.

Bone scan

A scan that detects early bone damage.

Routine stress test

A treadmill test to evaluate the adequacy of blood to the heart muscle through the coronary arteries.

cardiac stress test

A treadmill test to diagnose coronary artery disease when there is a blood flow blockage to the heart.

Electrocardiogram(ECG)

A record of report of the electrical activity of the heart.

Thyroid scan

Scan taken to determine if a patient has hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.

Hyperthyroidism

An overactive thyroid

Hypothyroidism

An underactive thyroid

Thyroid uptake

Shows how much of the drug administered during a scan the thyroid gland has absorbed.

131 I

A drug administered during a thyroid scan to radiate the thyroid

Euthyroid

A condition of the thyroid level brought down to normal