Radiology

what three characteristics are used when describing a lesion?

why do you want to use descriptive terminology?

_______ is done for legal reasons

how is a descriptive terminology different than a diagnosis

what things are considered with a diagnosis?

an image that is produced on photosensitive film

beam of energy that has power to penetrate substances and to record shadow images on photographic film

portion of processed radiograph that is dork or black, structures lack density and permit the passage of xray beam with little or no resistance

the portion of a processed radiograph that appears light or white, structures are dense and absorb or resist the passage or the xray beam

what are the five terms used to describe the appearance of a radiolucent lesion

for a unilocular radiolucent lesion what are two examples?

cortex borders exhibit thin, well demarcated radiopaque rim of bone at periphery. Benign and slow growing.

no border appears fuzzy and poorly defined, benign or malignant

multilocular radiolucent lesions are _____ and usually ______

t/f multilocular radiolucent lesions are expansile and displace buccal and lingual bone plates.
True False

t/f multilocular radiolucent lesions are usually benign and show aggressive growth
True False

what are five descriptive terms for location

documentation of size is ______ ______

what do you measure the size of a lesion in?

______ indicates type of treatment

what are five examples of structures that resist the passage of xray? What will the look like on a radiograph?

what are seven terms used to describe the appearance of a radiopaque lesion?

what are four terms used to describe location of a radiopaque lesion

t/f to document the size of a lesion on a radiograph you can use the perio probe right on the radiograph?
True False