angiocardiography - Correct Answers A specialized diagnostic procedure in which a catheter (a hollow,
flexible tube) is introduced into a large vein or artery, usually of an arm or a leg, and then threaded
through the circulatory system to the heart.
angiography - Correct Answers x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material
cerebral angiography - Correct Answers x-ray imaging of the arterial blood vessels in the brain after
injection of contrast material
renal angiography - Correct Answers x-ray examination (with contrast) of the blood vessels of the
kidney
arteriography - Correct Answers x-ray visualization of an artery after injection of contrast material
arthrography - Correct Answers taking x-ray images after injection of contrast material into a joint
barium enema (BE) - Correct Answers X-ray examination of intestine and colon using barium as contrast
medium; also known as lower GI series
barium swallow - Correct Answers radiographic examination of the esophagus, stomach, and small
intestine after oral administration of barium sulfate; also known as upper GI series
bronchography - Correct Answers x-ray imaging of the bronchi
cholangiography (intravenous) (IVC) - Correct Answers Visualizing and outlining of the major bile ducts
following an intravenous injection of a contrast medium
cholangiography (percutaneous transhepatic) (PTC, PTHC) - Correct Answers An examination of the bile
duct structure, using a needle to pass directly into an intrahepatic bile duct to inject a contrast medium
, cholangiopancreatography (endoscopic retrograde) (ERCP) - Correct Answers A procedure that
examines the size and filling of the pancreatic and biliary ducts through direct radiographic visualization
with a fiberoptic endoscope.
cholecystography (oral) - Correct Answers visualization of the gallbladder through x-ray following the
oral ingestion of pills containing a radiopaque iodinated dye
cineradiography - Correct Answers making of a motion picture of successive images appearing on a
fluoroscopic screen
computed axial tomography (CAT or CT) - Correct Answers imaging procedure using a computer to
produce cross sections along an axis
voiding cystourethrography - Correct Answers X-ray visualization of the bladder and urethra during the
voiding process, after the bladder has been filled with a contrast material
digital subtraction angiography (DSA) - Correct Answers process of digital radiographic imaging of the
blood vessels that "subtracts" or removes structures not being studied
echocardiography - Correct Answers an ultrasonic diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the structures
and motion of the heart
fluoroscopy - Correct Answers visualization of body parts in motion by projecting x-ray images on a
luminous fluorescent screen
hysterosalpingography - Correct Answers x-ray imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes after injection
of contrast material
lymphangiography - Correct Answers radiographic examination of lymph glands and lymphatic vessels
after an injection of a contrast medium
flexible tube) is introduced into a large vein or artery, usually of an arm or a leg, and then threaded
through the circulatory system to the heart.
angiography - Correct Answers x-ray imaging of blood vessels after injection of contrast material
cerebral angiography - Correct Answers x-ray imaging of the arterial blood vessels in the brain after
injection of contrast material
renal angiography - Correct Answers x-ray examination (with contrast) of the blood vessels of the
kidney
arteriography - Correct Answers x-ray visualization of an artery after injection of contrast material
arthrography - Correct Answers taking x-ray images after injection of contrast material into a joint
barium enema (BE) - Correct Answers X-ray examination of intestine and colon using barium as contrast
medium; also known as lower GI series
barium swallow - Correct Answers radiographic examination of the esophagus, stomach, and small
intestine after oral administration of barium sulfate; also known as upper GI series
bronchography - Correct Answers x-ray imaging of the bronchi
cholangiography (intravenous) (IVC) - Correct Answers Visualizing and outlining of the major bile ducts
following an intravenous injection of a contrast medium
cholangiography (percutaneous transhepatic) (PTC, PTHC) - Correct Answers An examination of the bile
duct structure, using a needle to pass directly into an intrahepatic bile duct to inject a contrast medium
, cholangiopancreatography (endoscopic retrograde) (ERCP) - Correct Answers A procedure that
examines the size and filling of the pancreatic and biliary ducts through direct radiographic visualization
with a fiberoptic endoscope.
cholecystography (oral) - Correct Answers visualization of the gallbladder through x-ray following the
oral ingestion of pills containing a radiopaque iodinated dye
cineradiography - Correct Answers making of a motion picture of successive images appearing on a
fluoroscopic screen
computed axial tomography (CAT or CT) - Correct Answers imaging procedure using a computer to
produce cross sections along an axis
voiding cystourethrography - Correct Answers X-ray visualization of the bladder and urethra during the
voiding process, after the bladder has been filled with a contrast material
digital subtraction angiography (DSA) - Correct Answers process of digital radiographic imaging of the
blood vessels that "subtracts" or removes structures not being studied
echocardiography - Correct Answers an ultrasonic diagnostic procedure used to evaluate the structures
and motion of the heart
fluoroscopy - Correct Answers visualization of body parts in motion by projecting x-ray images on a
luminous fluorescent screen
hysterosalpingography - Correct Answers x-ray imaging of the uterus and fallopian tubes after injection
of contrast material
lymphangiography - Correct Answers radiographic examination of lymph glands and lymphatic vessels
after an injection of a contrast medium
