INTRODUCTION to IMAGING and RADIOLOGIC INTERPRETATION

Table of Contents

GOALS

Radiology

Radiology

X-RAYS

PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES of Radiology

RADIOGRAPHIC DENSITY

BASIC DENSITIES

PRINCIPLES

MAGNIFICATION

TERMINOLOGY

IMAGING TECHNIQUES

CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY (Never say “Dye”)

ANGIOGRAPHY

NUCLEAR MEDICINE

NUCLEAR MEDICINE

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Cross-Sectional Imaging:

ULTRASOUND

Ultrasound

ULTRASOUND

US TERMS

US TERMS

Cross-Sectional Imaging:

Computed Tomography

CT Terms

CT

Cross-Sectional Imaging:

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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No Magnetic Influence

Magnetic Field Effect

MR Terms

Indications for MR

Contraindications for MR

MR Pulse Sequence

MR Pulse Sequence

MR Pulse Sequence

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

MRI ADVANTAGES

ROLE OF RADIOLOGIST

ROLE OF CLINICIAN

RADIOLOGIST:

PATHOLOGIST:

BASIC RADIOLOGIC SIGNS

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