This glossary will help you get in touch with Diagnostic Imaging vocabulary. For all the future medical technologists! It will simply permit you to normalize these words in your work environment!
Anaphylactic shock
Noun
A sudden, severe allergic reaction characterized by a sharp drop in blood pressure, urticaria, and breathing difficulties that is caused by exposure to a foreign substance.
Example: She suffered an anaphylactic shock.
fr: Choc anaphylactique
Anatomical landmarks
Noun
Biologically meaningful loci that can be unambiguously defined and repeatedly located with a high degree of accuracy and precision.
Example: Thorax and pelvis results highlighted a more favourable outcome with the majority of anatomical landmarks rating as 'visible' or better.
fr: Repères anatomiques
Angiography
Noun
Examination by X-ray of blood or lymph vessels, carried out after introduction of a radiopaque substance.
Example: Angiography is sometimes performed with cardiac catheterization.
fr: Angiographie
Aseptic
Noun
Free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms.
Example: "This aseptic packaging is used by food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and other industries"
fr: Aseptique
Cancellous bone
Noun
Made up of spongy, porous, bone tissue that is filled with red bone marrow. Another name for trabecular bone or spongy bone.
Example: Cancellous bone is a type of bone tissue present in the human body.
fr: Os spongieux
Catheter
Noun
A flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid.
"a urinary catheter"
Example: A urinary catheter is usually used when people have difficulty peeing (urinating) naturally.
fr: Cathéter
Cathode
Noun
The negatively charged electrode by which electrons enter an electrical device.
Example: When we talk about cathode in chemistry, it is said to be the electrode where reduction occurs.
fr: Cathode
Colonoscopy
Noun
Visual examination of the colon from the cecum to the rectum.
Example: "A colonoscopy did not show any problem"
fr: Coloscopie
Computed tomography
Noun
A method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-selectional scans along a single axis.
Example: Computed tomography confirmed the diagnosis.
fr: Tomodensitométrie
Coronarography
Noun
An exam requiring the puncture of an artery in order to introduce a hose through which a product impervious to X-rays will be injected, directly into the coronary arteries.
Example: A coronarography can detect one or more spots of shrinking which are the origin of pains or aninfarct.
fr: Coronarographie
Diagnosis
Noun
The identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon.
Example: She is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.
fr: Diagnostic
Diagnostic radiography
Noun
The examination of internal organs, bones, cavities and foreign objects; includes cardiovascular imaging and interventional radiography.
Example: Diagnostic radiography has greatly advanced health care in the last 30 years.
fr: Radiographie diagnostique
Diaphysis
Noun
The shaft or central part of long bone.
Example: The process nearly always begins in the diaphysis, but then may extend into the epiphysis and produce suppuration of the joint.
fr: Diaphyse
Disease
Noun
A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury.
Example: The woman has a heart disease.
fr: Maladie
Electromagnetic radiation
Noun
It’s a form of radiant energy, propagating through space via electromagnetic waves/or particles called photons.
Example: X rays are electromagnetic radiation that differentially penetrates structures within the body and creates images of these structures on photographic film or a fluorescent screen.
fr: Rayonnement électromagnétique
Examination table
Noun
A table used to support patients during medical examinations.
Example: She is in a temporary neck brace and on an examination table.
fr: Table d'examen
Fluoroscopy
Noun
A technique where a fluorescent screen or image intensifying tube is connected to a closed-circuit television system to image internal structures of the body.
Example: With fluoroscopy, contrast material is injected into a blood vessel.
fr: Fluoroscopie
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Noun
A neuro-imaging procedure using that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.
Example: Adults and children can undergo fMRI scans. For example, a specific part of your brain's frontal lobe handles muscle movements.
fr: Imagerie par résonance magnétique fonctionnelle
Image intensifier
Noun
An imaging component which converts x-rays into a visible image.
Example: Image intensifier tubes (IITs) are optoelectronic devices that allow many devices, such as night vision devices and medical imaging devices, to function.
fr: Intensificateur d'image
Interventional radiology
Noun
A medical sub-speciality of radiology which utilizes minimally-invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system.
Example: Patients underwent gastroesophageal stenting by interventional radiology.
fr: Radiologie d'intervention
Intravenous tubing
Noun
Plastic conduit used to administer various fluids to patients through a needle inserted into one of the patient’s veins.
Example: This old man will need an intravenous tubing before the surgery.
fr: Tubulure intraveineuse
Ionizing radiation
Noun
A radiation composed of particles that individually carry enough kinetic energy to liberate an electron from an atom or molecule, ionizing it.
Example: Only the energy from ionizing radiation that is imparted to (or absorbed by) the human body can cause harm to health.
fr: Rayonnement ionisant
Lumbar puncture
Noun
Insertion of a needle into the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord, in the lumbar region.
Example: She had to have a lumbar puncture, by which spinal fluid was extracted and sent for analysis.
fr: Ponction lombaire
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Noun
A non-invasive medical diagnostic technique that uses high-frequency radio-waves and a strong magnetic field to see inside body tissues.
Example: An MRI done just days earlier revealed a tumor in his left knee.
fr: Imagerie par résonance magnétique (IRM)
Mammography
Noun
Uses low dose x-ray systems to produce images of the human breasts.
Example: An NIH Consensus Conference concluded that routine mammography was not indicated universally for women in their forties.
fr: Mammographie
Medical file, medical record
Noun
A chronological written account of a patient’s examination and treatment that includes the patient’s medical history and complaints…
Example: A person's medical records are confidential.
fr: Rapport médical
Medical imaging
Noun
The technique and process used to create images of the human body for clinical purposes or medical science.
Example: The mind zone will show how medical imaging technology allows us to follow the response of our brains to sensory input.
fr: Imagerie médicale
Pathology
Noun
Example: The accident also brought the pathology lab to a halt.
fr: Pathologie
Prescription
Noun
An instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided a medicine or treatment.
Example: You will have to take your prescription to the pharmacy.
fr: Prescription
Radio-pharmacology
Noun
The study and preparation of radioactive pharmaceuticals.
Example: The Radio-Pharmacology department at Institut Curie, based at the Saint-Cloud and Paris sites, is studying the effect on the body of native or radiolabeled medication once administered to the patient.
