WorksheetsPHS: Diagnostics
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
This records electrical impulses of the heart.
Electrocardiogram (ECG / EKG)
Computer Tomography (CT)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
This is a flat picture of bones. Soft tissues are barely visible.
Conventional X-ray
Computer Tomography (CT)
Ultrasound
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
This diagnostic uses a chemical probe to locate a specific disease in the body.
Electrocardiogram (ECG / EKG)
Computer Tomography (CT)
Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
This produces x-ray images of digestive organs like the throat, esophagus and even the stomach.
Ultrasound
Computer Tomography (CT)
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Barium Swallow
This produces the best quality images of soft tissues like the brain and spinal cord.
Barium enema
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Computer Tomography (CT)
Ultrasound
After injecting a contrast agent into the bloodstream, we are able to take x-ray images like this.
Computer tomography CT
Angiogram
Ultrasound
Barium Enema
After injecting a contrast agent into the rectum (opposite of the mouth), we are able to take x-ray images of the large intestine (colon).
Computer tomography CT
Angiogram
Ultrasound
Barium Enema
This diagnostic is good for checking on a baby in the womb because it is relatively safe. While it is fast, images of soft tissues have a lower quality.
Computer tomography CT
Angiogram
Ultrasound
Barium Enema
This is a computer using x-ray images to create a 3D model of the body.
CT
MRI
EKG
Angio
Using X-ray radiation to take pictures of the body is called
Cardiology
Pathology
X-rayography
Radiography
