Instruments used in radiology
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Instruments used specially in Radiology are as follows: [1][2][3]
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| Instrument | Uses |
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| Ultrasonography machine | uses ultrasound to produce images from within the body; vide link |
| X-ray | uses X-rays to produce images of structures within the body; vide link |
| Contrast media for X-rays | to provide a high contrast image of the details of the viscera under study; eg. salts of heavy metals, gas like air, radio-opaque dyes, organic iodides, etc |
| Echocardiography machine | sonography of the heart is done here top know its function and state |
| Computer axial tomography scan (CT Scan)/(CAT Scan) | to visualize the interior of the body in slices (traditionally showing horizontal slices); vide link |
| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) alias Nuclear magnetic resonance {NMR) | High strength ( .15 to 1.5 Tesla)[4] are used to excite protons that produce the record results (like CT scan). It can show particular tissues more clearly than CT.[5]; vide link |
| Linear Accelerator | used in Radiotherapy for cancer |
| Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) | vide link |
| Positron emission tomography (PET Scan) | vide link |
| Radio-isotope scan or Nuclear scintigraphy | These radioactive compounds are administered so that specific tissues take them up. The amount and anatomical detail of the uptake produces the scan result. |
| SPECT Scan | vide link |
| Interventional radiology | minimally invasive surgeries under radiological imaging, eg. angioplasty, TIPS. |
| Brachytherapy apparatus | vide link |
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 A 3Tesla MRI scanner |
 fMRI scanner |
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 Rotating anode X-ray tube |
 x-ray guided cholecystectomy |
 Modern rotating anode X-ray tube |
 Mobile X-ray machine |
[edit] References
- ^ Essentials of medical physiology by Dr. Arun Baran Singha Mahapatra, ISBN 81-86793-56-9
- ^ Practical Pathology by Dr. P. Chakraborty n Dr. G. Chakraborty, ISBN 81-7381-332-9
- ^ Robbins and Cotran Review of Pathology ISBN 0721601944
- ^ Radiology and imaging for med. students, 7th Ed., David Sutton, ISBN:817867100X
- ^ Radiology and imaging for med. students, 7th Ed., David Sutton, ISBN:817867100X
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