Whether your looking into Radiology / Radiography as a career or are
just beginning your training all the terms, lingo and acronyms that get
thrown around can be confusing. Were starting a segment where we will
give you a glossary of Radiology / Radiography terms, one letter each
day so you can absorb this in bite size chunks. Here we go...
diagnostic - any method used to determine the source or cause of a traumatic injury, pathology , or disorder.
diagnostic radiology - the use of various
radiology techniques, mostly noninvasive, to diagnose an array of
medical conditions. Diagnostic radiology includes the use of x-rays, CT
scans, MRI scans, and ultrasound.
digital mammography unit – a unit dedicated breast imaging that uses a CR/DR image receptor system.
Doppler - An ultrasound method of examining blood vessels. No X-rays are involved.
Dye (contrast) - A radiopaque substance used
during an X-ray exam to provide contrast in the different tissues and
organs. "Dye" usually refers to the contrast media given intravenously.