Difference between revisions of "Radiology"
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| − | + | #(CT) Computerized Tomography | |
| − | #CT | + | #(MG) Digital Mammography |
| − | # | + | #(MR) Magnetic Resonance |
| − | # | + | #(MX) Mixed Modality |
| − | #Nuclear Medicine | + | #(NM) Nuclear Medicine |
| + | #(PT) Positron Emission Tomography | ||
| + | #(RF) Xray Radio & Fluoro | ||
| + | #(RT) Radiation Theraphy | ||
| + | #(SC) Secondary Capture | ||
| + | #(SR) Structured Report | ||
| + | #(DX) Digital XRay | ||
| + | #(US) Ultra Sound | ||
| + | #(XR) Xray | ||
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Common Interventional Procedures: | Common Interventional Procedures: | ||
Revision as of 18:54, 10 September 2009
Specialty: Radiology
Group: Diagnostic specialties
Sub specialties:
- Interventional Radiology
- Nuclear Medicine
Description: Radiology ( specializes [1] ) in the use of radiation in medical imaging and diagnosis. X-rays, etc.
Workflow Example:
1. TODO
Common Modalities (and corresponding common codes in parentheses):
- (CR) Computerized Radiology or Computed Radiography
- (CT) Computerized Tomography
- (MG) Digital Mammography
- (MR) Magnetic Resonance
- (MX) Mixed Modality
- (NM) Nuclear Medicine
- (PT) Positron Emission Tomography
- (RF) Xray Radio & Fluoro
- (RT) Radiation Theraphy
- (SC) Secondary Capture
- (SR) Structured Report
- (DX) Digital XRay
- (US) Ultra Sound
- (XR) Xray
Common Interventional Procedures:
- Angiography
- Balloon Angiogplasty
- Biopsy
- Chemoembolization
- Embolization
- Thrombolysis
- Radiofrequency Ablation (RF/RFA)
- Vertebroplasty
- Venous Access