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2 Diagnostic Imaging Tests  MRI  CT  Ultrasound  PET scan  Mammography  X-ray

3  An MRI scan is a radiology procedure that uses magnetism, radio waves, and a computer to produce images of body structures.

4 Computerized tomography is used to create cross-sectional images of structures of the body. Computerized tomography is used to create cross-sectional images of structures of the body.

5  Ultrasound imaging is a method of obtaining images from inside the human body through the use of high-frequency sound waves.

6 A PET Scan (Positron Emission Tomography) is a procedure that produces transverse sectional images of the body.

7 X-ray is diagnostic imaging tool that uses ionizing radiation to image bones, soft tissue, and internal organs. X-ray is diagnostic imaging tool that uses ionizing radiation to image bones, soft tissue, and internal organs.

8  Mammography is a specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system for the examination of the breasts.

9 RadiologistUltrasonographer X-ray Technician

10  A medical doctor that diagnoses diseases by obtaining and interpreting medical images.  To be a radiologist you have to have four years of college, four of medical school, and five years of residency.  The salary for a radiologist ranges from $250,000-$450,000 depending on what type of radiologist.

11 Ultrasonographer is a person who uses high-frequency sound waves for imaging of internal structures. Ultrasonographer is a person who uses high-frequency sound waves for imaging of internal structures. Associate Degree followed by one year of ultrasound school. Associate Degree followed by one year of ultrasound school. The average salary is $55,000-$65,000 depending on the ultrasonographer’s educational background. The average salary is $55,000-$65,000 depending on the ultrasonographer’s educational background.

12 A person who uses ionizing radiation to produce images of A person who uses ionizing radiation to produce images of body structures. body structures. Associates Degree. Associates Degree. The average salary The average salary for a X-ray technician is $35,000-$50,000. $35,000-$50,000.


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