Body Part - Misc
BEAM HARDENING ARTIFACT
Occurs on CT scans as the result of metal in the body. It will blurr the image and make it harder to interpret.
BENIGN
Not cancerous.
BONE ISLAND
A benign or non-cancerous growth of bone inside of bone. Is usually of no consequence but can be confused with a tumor.
BONE SCAN
Nuclear Medicine exam that lights up any active process of the bone such as fracture, bone cancer, infection, etc. Very good (sensitive) at picking up the abnormal bone but cannot tell apart one process from another reliably. Usually need other exams like x-ray or CT to tell what is causing the abnormal finding.
CARCINOMA
Cancer.
CHEMICAL SHIFT ARTIFACT
Occurs on MR scans anywhere there is a fat tissue. Sometimes this is used to help characterize tissue or diseases that contain fat.
CHRONIC
Long standing. Old. Not acute.
CORONAL
Like looking at the body from front to back or back to front. It is a way to image the body using CT, MRI, Ultrasound, or Nuclear Medicine.
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT)
Blood clots in veins that are located deep in the body. They can cause pulmonary embolism (blood clots within vessels of the lungs), which can be a potentially life-threatening condition.
DEGENERATIVE
“Wear and tear” of our body. Also known as arthritis.
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