CT review Anatomy

patients that are left dominant, the posterior descending artery branches from the:

at its distal end, the spinal cord tapers into the ____

what is the major contolling factor of exam quality for a coronary CTA?

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is produced in the ___

the articulation between  the distal tibia and fibula is called ____

what composes the cirlce of Willis?

why should you angle the gantry 15 degrees superior to the IOML during head cts?

coronal imaging through the sinuses is typically performed with the plane of imaging:

what are the primary enhancement phases of the liver?

which of these does not commonly become calcifed?
a.) thalamus
b.)pineal gland
c.) choroid plexus

what area of the brain does not enhance after IV contrast?

each iliac artery bifurcates into the internal and external iliac arteries at about the level of ___

the duodenum is suspended from the diaphragm by the ___

what is the difference between ionic and non ionic iodinated contrast?

the kidneys are usually located where?

what is contre-coup?

____ the time it takes for blood to pass through an area of brain tissue.

glioma is a ___ tumor

what secrets cerebra spinal fluid?

___ occurs between the skull and outer most meningeal covering of the brain called the dura-mater.

CTA of the brain should ha a delay of ___ seconds after the bolus

___ is forward slipping of upper vertebra over the lower.

how is spondylolisthesis best demonstrated?

areas of calcium identifed must demonstrate relative attenuation values grater than ___

what are fomites?

name the retro-peritoneal structures:

dual phase imaging with arterial and portal-venous phase is used to evaluate ___

the aorta bifurcates into left and right common iliac arteries at ___

what is the hallmark CT finding for focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver?

what is the cortical-medullary phase?

colonography images are best displayed in a ___ window settings.

what is the portion of the nephron responsible for filter unwanted substances from blood plasma?

what are the branches of the left coronary artery?

what is the average HU for an unenhanced liver?

the liver receves 75% of its blood from the ____

the liver receves 25% of its blood from the ___

what are the stages of infecton?

azotemia is ___ nitrogenous materials in the blood (aka: uremia)

what is used to measure mineral content of bone in CT?

what is the primary clinical indication for non-contrast cardiac CT?

what is the ideal heart rate for a CTA Chest?

a solitary pulmonary nodule can be assumed benign when its average density is ___

what part of the cardiac cycle corresponds the the T-wave of a ECG?

Stanford type _ dissecting aneurysms affect the descending aorta

Stanford type _ dissecting aneurysms affect the ascending aorta