Diagnostic Imaging - other imaging modalities

What imaging modality involves using ioninizing (x-ray) radiation to image anatomy in cross section and 3D?

• CT scan
• Nuclear Scintigraphy

• Ultrasound
• MRI scan

Which imaging modality involves the use of radioisotopes (radionuclides) to visualize and diagnose diseases in the body?

• Computed Tomography (CT)

• Nuclear Scintigraphy

• Fluoroscopy

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What imaging modality uses a small amount of radioactive material to examine organ function/metabolism and is generally paired with CT or MRI?

• CT scan

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

• Fluoroscopy

• MRI scan

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

True or False? Computed Tomography (CT) and NOT Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is the preferred imaging modality for brain and spinal cord.

• True

• False

What unit of measurement is involved in MRI?

• Tesla

• Millicurie

• kVp/mAs

• Megahertz

What does Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) require to highlight injections, tumors, or vascular disease?

• Non-ionic Iodide

• Gadolinium

• Fludeoxyglucose

• Barium

The imaging study that gives a "real time" image and is also known as "interventional radiography," is:

• Positron Emission Tomography

• Computed Tomography

• Fluoroscopy

• Computed Radiography

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

The unit of measurement for CT, the Hounsfield unit (HU), is 0 for what substance?

• Bone

• Air

• Water

• Blood

What does the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) unit use to manipulate Hydrogen atoms in and out of an excited energy state?

• Ionizing radiation

• Ultrasonic waves

• Radiofrequency waves

• Magnet

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Which phase is NOT associated with a Nuclear Scintigraphy bone scan?

• Bone Phase

• Vascular Phase

• Nervous tissue phase

• Soft tissue phase