Glossary

Implant dentistry: A dental procedure where an artificial tooth root that is placed into the jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge is called Implant dentistry.

Interventional radiology: a medical sub-specialty of radiology where minimally invasive image-guided procedures are used to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system.

Gangrene: Gangrene is the localized death and decomposition of a body tissue, as a result of obstructed circulation or bacterial infection.

Stereotactic Surgery: It is a type of minimally invasive surgery in which a system of three-dimensional coordinates is used to locate the site to be operated on.

Radiosurgery: A type of surgery in which the procedure is performed by means of ionizing radiations.

Arteriovenous: Related to or affecting arteries and veins.

Lung parenchyma: It consists of the alveoli, alveolar ducts and respiratory bronchioles, which are the portion of the lung involved in air transfer.

Erythema: Erythema is the superficial reddening of the skin usually in patches, as a result of injury or irritation causing dilation of the blood capillaries.

Published on Dec 04, 2014
Last Updated on Sep 18, 2019

normalguy Thursday, January 3, 2013

This is such a "nice" description. A more realistic desrciption is the machine is a huge monstrosity and very very noisy. Additionally, you forgot to mention a HUGE negative about these machines, once you get rolled in, the machine is literally abouit 1 inch from your entire body - on all sides. You can't move at all! If you are unconfortable in small places you will freak out! 10-15 minutes is IF it goes perfectly. Mine took about 30 minutes as she keep getting mad because I coughed or breathed or ever so slightly moved. It was by far the worst experience. Also, the machine gives off so much radiation, the tech stays outside the room. That is not comforting.

Roentgen Wednesday, April 10, 2013

CT scans on average take only a couple of minutes. From your description, it sounds like you had an MRI. MRI uses radiofrequency waves with a strong magnetic field to produce images, not radiation. MRIâ€™s also take much longer and are typically very confining compared to a CT. If you are unable to hold still, the procedure will be prolonged due to the motion distorting the images. In additionâ€¦ radiology technologists are exposed to radiation every working day of their lives so you cannot blame them for leaving the room, plus the consol to control and run the machine is outside the room.

Niel14 Monday, June 3, 2013

you have to ask first before you complain.

abhinav2011 Saturday, January 29, 2011

computed tomography is brillant for the students and teenagers.it is very helpful and gives us plenty of knowledge about any matter.