Module 3 Section 2 - Lecture quiz

Which of the following imagining techniques would you use to study the uptake of nutrients in rapidly dividing cancer cells?

PET

Which of the following imaging techniques allow physiological studies?

PET, fMRI (= functional MRI), and ultrasound

Which of the following methods of medical imaging is the most commonly used to visualize the integrity of the knee joint when performing surgery? (check for etymology of the word when you do not understand it and that it is a word of medical terminology).

arthroscopy

Choose all the imaging techniques that allow studying the physiologic activity of the brain for instance in great details (functional anatomy or real-time imaging)?

functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) positron emission tomography (PET)

What are some disadvantages of MRI?

high cost, requirement for shielding from the magnetic signals,

Which imaging procedure can never be used on patients with metal or pacemaker in their bodies?

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Choose all the imaging approaches below that allow reconstructing 3 dimensional views of the abdominal cavity or the brain.

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) computed tomography (CT) scanning

A medical imaging technique that allows identifying structures uptake a radioactive molecule is called __________

positron emission tomography (PET)

Choose all the applications conventional X-ray imaging is good for.

screening for abnormal mass/cyst/lump in the breasts screening for cavities in teeth bone densitometry scans (low-dose X-rays)

A medical imaging technique that uses high frequency sound waves, is safe, non-invasive, painless, can be used for functional anatomy, and use no tracers is called

sonography (ultrasound)

You have been asked to take an echocardiogram. Which imaging technique will be used?

ultrasound

Which of the following imaging techniques is the safest to use on pregnant patients?

ultrasounds