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Radiography - correct answer ✔✔The use of x-rays to create medical images on patients is referred to as:
-radiography
-magnetic resonance imaging
-electrocardiography
-sonography
c. radiography - correct answer ✔✔in the diagnosis of patient disease states, physicians can select from
an array of medical diagnostic modalities. Some of these involve the use of ionizing radiation, if a
physician is concerned, they can be these modalities except..?
a. MRI
b. medical sonography
c. radiography
d. thermography
coronary arteriography - correct answer ✔✔A valuable x-ray procedure used to diagnose a myocardial
infarction is:
-myelography
-arthrography
-coronary arteriography
-mammography
,catheters - correct answer ✔✔To study the blood vessels of the brain, kidneys, liver, and other organs,
contrast material is administered into these vessels by using:
-catheters
-balloons
-stents
-none of the above
radiologist - correct answer ✔✔A physician who specializes in the interpretation of medical images is
known as a:
-radiologist assistant
-radiographer
-radiologist
-radiologic technologist
therapists - correct answer ✔✔A class of health care workers who specialize in carrying out treatments
designed to improve a patient's health condition and quality of life and who likely possess a 2- or 4-year
degree are known as:
-practitioners
-technologists
-technicians
-therapists
health information services - correct answer ✔✔The health occupation that deals with the management
of patient medical records and medical coding is:
-health information services
-dietetics
, -biomedical engineering
-medical records therapist
1, 3, and 4 only - correct answer ✔✔To become a qualified registered radiologist assistant (RRA), you
must:
1. complete a recognized RRA educational course of study
2. successfully pass the national examination for nursing (NCLEX)
3. be certified in radiography by the ARRT
4. successfully complete the radiologist assistant examination offered by the ARRT
5. become a member of a local professional group of radiologists
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) - correct answer ✔✔Professional certification of
medical imaging practitioners, such as radiographers, is offered by the:
-American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
-American society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
-individual states
-American College of Radiology (ACR)
licensure - correct answer ✔✔A radiographer looking to relocate to another state for similar
employment is advised to check into that state's _______ requirements to ensure qualified
employability.
-registry
-accreditation
-professional membership
-licensure
American Roentgen Ray Society - correct answer ✔✔The oldest radiologic society in the medical imaging
profession is the: