MEDRADSC 3DA3- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 98 pages long!)

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Medical Radiation Sciences
• Course: MEDRADSC 3DA3
• Professor: Dwight Mountford

Document Summary

Objectives: course overview, assessment structure, review of 3k03. Studies in advanced ct-topics: review of multislice ct, trauma imaging, volumetric ct, 3-d display, ct angiography, virtual endoscopy, studies in advanced ct-topics, developing trends. Interventional ct: ct screening, cardiac ct, ct perfusion (stroke imaging, fusion technology. Instrumentation: x-ray generator (cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:272)t, light(cid:449)eight, high f(cid:396)e(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)y ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)ato(cid:396) a sta(cid:271)le (cid:448)oltage to the x-ray tube. If you have a 16 slice (elements) scanner with four data acquisition channels and four. In terms of detector type (scintillator tft or to amorphous selenium: breast ct. Ionic vs non-ionic: osmolarity (if more than blood, creates a fluid-shift, considerations for administration, creatinine kidney function, diabetes, adverse reactions not a true allergy. Instructions to patients feelings: oral/rectal contrast, types, oral: abscess vs a tumour, use water for bowel wall or laxatives, rectal: cancer imaging, post op leak, reason for use, contrast abbreviations in the clinical setting.