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Which of the following duties in connection with diagnostic radiology are medical assistants most likely to perform? a. Operating X-ray equipment b. Assisting a radiologist with X- rar procedures c. Assisting a radiologic technologist with X-ray procedures d. Providing preprocedure and postprocedure patient care e. Repairing X-ray equipment Angiography requires insertion of a catheter into a patient's a. Knee or shoulder b. Pancreatic duct c. Urethra d. Common bile duct e. Blood vessel During which of the following procedures does the patient eat a specially prepared fatty meal? a. Cholecystography b. Cholangiography c A barium swallow d. An intravenous pyelogram e. A MUGA scan 6. The test that uses nonionizing radiation and a strong magnetic field is known as a. SPECT b. CT c. PET d. MRI e. CAT Myelography is a fluoroscopic exam of the a. Heart b. Spinal cord c. Bone marrow d. Gallbladder e. Liver The digital storage area where digital images are

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3. The duties of a medical assistant in connection with diagnostic radiology are:

a) Operating a X-ray equipment

b) Assisting a radiologist with X-ray procedures.

c) Assisting a radiologic technologist with X-ray procedures.

d) Providing preprocedure and postprocedure patient care.

4. Blood Vessel. In catheter angiography, a catheter, is inserted into an artery through a small incision in the skin. A contrast material is injected through the tube and images are captured by using x-rays.

5. cholecystography is a test detect gallstones and other abnormalities of the gallbladder in which the patient eats a specially perpared fatty meal.

6. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a test that uses nonionizing radiation and a strong magnetic field to examine internal structures and soft tissues of f the body.

7. Myelography is a fluoroscopic examination to detect pathology of the spinal cord, location of spinal cord injury, cysts, and tumors.

8. Picture Archive and Communication System (PAC) is the digital storage area where digital images are sent and stored for diagnostic viewing and electronic image storage and distribution.

9. Sterotaxis is an example of magnetic resonance imaging.

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