retrograde urography quiz

What do we call the general term for the radiographic exam of the urinary bladder?

Cystography

What anatomic areas use the retrograde technique?

• Bladder

• ureters

• Urethra

What do we call the general term for the radiographic exam of the urinary bladder?

Cystography

What anatomic areas use the retrograde technique?

• Bladder

• ureters

• Urethra

Drinking 4-5 cups of water several hours before the exam is exclusive for which exam specifically?

Retrograde urography

Yes or no:

For retrograde urography, the ureters must be catheterized

Yes

Yes or no:

For retrograde urography, the exam provides little physiological information

Yes

Yes or no:

For retrograde urography, contrast is injected directly into the pelvic calyceal system

Yes

What technique is used to get contrast medium into the urinary bladder for a cystogram?

Retrograde filling technique

The initial cystographic images generally consist of the following projections, except:

A. PA oblique

B. AP lateral

C. AP oblique

PA oblique

What’s the recommended field size and orientation of the radiation field for examination of the urinary bladder for a cystogram?

10×12 lengthwise

Where is the IR centered for an AP axial projection of the urinary bladder for a cystogram?

Two inches above pubic symphysis

How is the central ray positioned for an AP axial projection of the urinary bladder for a cystogram?

15 degrees caudal

How much is the body rotated for the AP oblique projection of the urinary bladder during a cystogram?

40 to 60 degrees

Central ray angulation for an AP oblique projection of the urinary bladder for a cystogram when the patient is rotated 45 degrees

Perpendicular

At what level does the central ray enter in an AP oblique projection of the urinary bladder for voiding studies?

Pubic symphysis

What plane is centered to the grid for a lateral projection for a cystogram?

MCP

What is the essential projection used for cystourethrography on a male patient?

AP oblique

Where is the IR centered for an AP oblique projection during a male or female cystourethrogram?

Pubic symphysis

How much is the body rotated for an AP oblique during male or female cystourethrography?

35 to 40 degrees

How is the central ray positioned to free the bladder neck of superimposition during a female cystourethrogram?

5 degrees caudal

What do we call an exam of the urethra?

Urethrography or cystourethrography

The radiographic procedure that includes inspection of the lower ureters

Cystoureterography

What patient position may be helpful to demonstrate the lowers ureters for an AP projection of the urinary system?

Trendelenburg (tilting the bed 15 to 20 degrees

Respiration phase for radiographic images made during cystography

Suspend on expiration

Between the IVP, cystourethrography, IVU, and retrograde urography, which one of those is considered an operative exam?

Retrograde urography

Central ray angulation for the PA axial urinary bladder

10 to 15 degrees cephalad

Where is the IR centered for the AP axial urinary bladder for a cystogram?

Two inches above pubic symphysis

To demonstrate any tortuosity of the ureters and the mobility of the kidneys, how much should the head of the table be raised for a ureterogram?

35 to 40 degrees