MRI - Advanced Imaging Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• technetium: chemical element widely used for diagnostic scintigraphy.
• parallel: directional technique used for radiography of premolars and molars.
• dark: water and csf have long t1 values in mri and therefore appear _ on t1 weighted images.
• brain: structure that is better imaged by mri than ct.
• magnetic: ' _ ' field used to align nuclei(the 'm' in mri).
• fluoroscopy: low dose x-ray imaging producing real time images -useful for investigation of swallowing disorders.
• helium: liquid used to cool the superconducting magnets in mri scanners.
• bright: fat has a short t1 value and therefore appears _ on t1 weighted mri images.
• speed: one of the advantages of ct over mri imaging.
• indium: chemical element used in diagnostic scintigraphy for lymphoma.
• mri: advanced imaging modality that does not involve ionising radiation or radioactivity.
• scout: when planning which area to focus on in a ct scan, a _ scan is performed first.
• scintigraphy: a scan that uses radioactive materials and is useful in imaging the thyroid gland.
• omnipaque: contrast medium used in contrast ct scans.
• time: the meaning of the t in t1 and t2 weighted mri images