HLST 2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ct Scan, Orthopedic Surgery, Remote Viewing
10 Apr 2018
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Radiology: roentgen radiation (x-ray radiation) discovered and described by wilhelm roentgen in. Invasive examination: film images / digital images, limited quality, low equipment price / mobility, applications, orthopedics, pulmonology, dentistry, diagnostic: breast cancer, osteoporosis. Ultrasonography: non-invasive examination, blood flow examination, low image quality / difficult interpretation, applications: low equipment price, mobility, cardiology, obstetrics & gynecology, urology, diagnosis, prostate, urinary bladder, uterus. Invasive examination: very good image quality, high equipment price, applications, neurology, cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonology, diagnosis: brain tumors, kidney, liver lung diseases. Magnetic resonance imaging: effective for soft tissues, very good image quality, non-invasive examination, functional mri, high equipment price, applications, neurology, angiography, gastroenterology, diagnosis: brain tumors, abdomen organs, osteoporosis. Medical thermography: complementary procedure to other diagnostic modalities, non-invasive examination, low image quality, low equipment price. Nuclear medicine: different approaches (pet, spect, scintigraphy, provides information about both structure and function, often together with ct, high equipment price.
