CIIP TEST 1 CPT code - correct answer Code used for billing services for an x -ray HL7 code - correct answer Code used for billing services for an x -ray Ultrasound - correct answer Imaging modality using high -frequency sound waves to visualize internal body structures Computed tomography - correct answer Imaging technique that uses X -rays to obtain cross -sectional images of the body Magnetic resonance imaging - correct answer Imaging modality that uses strong magnetic fields and radio waves to generate detailed images of the body's internal structures Positron emission tomography - correct answer Imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to produce 3D images of the body's functional process Skill of the operator - correct answer Most affecting factor in ultrasound imaging - correct answer Artifact - correct answer The most significant factor in medical images Sampling - correct answer Affects visible fine detail, image matrix size, and spatial resolution in the formation of digital images Spatial Resolution - correct answer The ability of an imaging modality to provide higher detail and clarity in the images it produces Chest CT - correct answer Imaging modality that provides higher spatial resolution compared to chest projection radiograph CT angiography - correct answer A type of CT imaging used to visualize blood vessels and blood flow in various parts of the body Cardiac CT - correct answer A specialized CT imaging technique used to assess the heart and its blood vessels Hounsfield Unit - correct answer A CT number representing absorption values of tissues, used to designate tissue type and detect abnormalities Superconducting magnets - correct answer Magnets cooled with helium to achieve superconductivity, commonly used in modern MRI machines Gradient coils - correct answer Coils in an MRI machine that control the timing of radiofrequency pulses to create image contrast and anatomical presentation Pulse sequences - correct answer Different time sequences of radiofrequency pulses used in MRI to generate specific types of images Acquisition parameters - correct answer Manipulable settings in MRI affecting the characteristics of the resulting images Phased array receiver coils - correct answer Coils in an MRI machine capable of acquiring multiple channels of data in parallel, improving image acquisition quality and speed PET Isotopes - correct answer Tech 99, thallium 201, iodine131 SPECT - correct answer A topographic slice reconstructed from the photons emitted during the PET study Contrast resolution - correct answer The ability to distinguish anatomical structures of similar subject contrast Bit depth - correct answer Affects contrast resolution and is a representative of quantization Image noise - correct answer Graininess; increased by MAS; median or gaussian filter used to reduce Digital images discretization - correct answer By sampling in space and quantifying the location Median - correct answer An imaging plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves
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