Procedures (Body Structure ch. 4)

• Removal of a tissue, blood, or body fluid as a sample for evaluation


  Biopsy
• Visual examination of an organ or cavity with an endoscope

  Endoscopy

  
• Use of an electomagnetic beam passed trhough the body to produce images

  Radiography (x-ray)

  
• Ultra-high-frequency sound waves emitted by a transducer or probe to produce an image of a body structure on a computer screen. Sound waves & echos.


  Ultrasound (US)

  
• Use of radio waves and strong magnets to produce multiplanar, cross-sectional images


  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

  
• Narrow beam of x-rays that rotates in a full arc around patient

  Computed tomography (CT)