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Chapter-08 Systemwide Description of Radiology

BOOK TITLE: Comprehensive Allied Health and Diagnostics Sciences for Nursing and Paramedics

Author
1. Mogli GD
ISBN
9789352701537
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14181_9
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1. Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Maharashtra, India; Dr Mogli Healthcare Management Consultancy, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, wwwdrmogliit.com, gdmogli@yahoo.com, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Maharashtra, India; Dr Mogli Healthcare Management Consultancy, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, Maharashtra, India; Ministry of Health (MOH), Oman; King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia; Kuwait Institute of Health Sciences, Kuwait; JIPMER, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; The Ministries of Health, India, Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and United Arab Emirates, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences Wardha, Maharashtra, India; Ministry of Health (MOH), Oman; King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia; Kuwait Institute of Health Sciences, Kuwait; JIPMER, University of Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Ministries of Health, India, Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Ara
Chapter keywords
Intradermal test, mammography, patch tests, scratch tests, barium enema, barium swallow, pulmonary angiography, cardiac catheterization, cardiac angiography, coronary arteriography, angiocardiography, retrograde pyelography

Abstract

This chapter describes the intradermal tests, mammography, patch tests, scratch tests, barium enema (lower GI), barium swallow [upper gastrointestinal (GI)], esophagram (barium swallow), intravenous cholangiography, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, bronchography, computed tomography of the bronchial tree, pulmonary angiography, cardiac catheterization, cardiac angiography, coronary arteriography, angiocardiography, retrograde pyelography (RP), etc. Thermograph is a technique used to detect and record the heat present in very small areas of the body part being studied. Electromyography (EMG) is used to determine the presence of muscle inflammation or degeneration when skeletal muscle is directly affected by connective tissue disease.

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