Vocabulary
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 422.
A)EEG b)PET c)radiograph d)MRI e)ENG f)sonography g)CT scan h)SPECT i)fluoroscopy j) EMG
3. Complete the sentences using the information from the texts about diagnostic imaging:
1) Diagnostic techniques create pictures of…
2) The diagnostic tests are performed at…
3) During X-ray examination the bony structures appears…
4) Scanning takes…
5) During an EMG the electrodes are attached through…
6) During an ENG small electrodes are placed around…
7) MRI scanning allows a contrast dye to…
8) PET scans provide…
9) During sonography a jelly-like lubricant…
10) Ultrasound is painless and …
1. Guess the meaning of the following words and word-combinations:
1) diagnose, 2) technology, 3) medical, 4) structure, 5) symptom, 6) scanner, 7) test,
8) machine, 9) radiation, 10) dosage, 11) examine, 12) organ, 13) system, 14) calcium,
15) mass, 16) contrast, 17) epilepsy, 18) patient, 19) alcoholism, 20) electrodes, 21) electrical energy, 22) nerve, 23) instrument, 24) signal, 25) muscle, 26) photography, 27) sclerosis,
28) cylindrical magnet, 29) relaxation, 30) molecules, 31) radioactive isotope, 32) therapy, 33) chemical, 34) video monitor, 35) function, 36) analyze, 37) problem, 38) jelly, 39) risk, 40) factor, 41) procedure, 42) clinic, 43) hospital, 44) echo, 45) anesthesia.
2. Match the word with their synonyms:
| 1. examine | a. record |
| 2. physician | b. imaging center |
| 3. clinic | c. film |
| 4. dose | d. picture |
| 5. test | e. investigate |
| 6. tape | f. technician |
| 7. device | g. finish |
| 8. complete | h. concentration |
| 9. description | i. procedure |
| 10 video monitor | j. instrument |
3. Match the word with their antonyms:
| 1. high-frequency | a. outside |
| 2. narrow | b. dangerous |
| 3. comfort | c. begin |
| 4. rapid | d. wide |
| 5. risk-free | e. disadvantage |
| 6. visible | f. low-frequency |
| 7. inside | g. at rest |
| 8. complete | h. invisible |
| 9. in motion | i. slow |
| 10. advantage | j. discomfort |
4. Fill in the blanks using the words from the list:
- X-rays are detected by a -----------.
- Sonography takes about -------------- to complete.
- ---------- continue to develop improved screening methods.
- The diagnostic tests are painless and -------------.
- High-frequency sound waves pass over the ---------------.
- Fluoroscopy is a type of X-ray with -------------.
- MRI scanning equipment creates a ---------- around the body.
- CT scans are used to view the spine and -----------.
- A computer displays ----------- on a video monitor.
- During a procedure a patient should lie on an -------------.
- information, b. imaging table, c. low-dose radiation, d. compurized scanner,
e. half an hour, f. scientists, g. brain, h. magnetic field, i. body, j. risk-free.
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