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Medical Imaging Technique and Procedures - Alfonce Mang'oka Nyalla
Preface
This book is intended to fill a gap in the lack of books and more so local ones for the training and reading in Medical Imaging Sciences especially in medical imaging techniques and procedures. The subject in medical imaging called Imaging and Therapeutic Modalities (ITM) is more deserving. This is a core subject in which students and radiographers gain knowledge, skills and attitude in imaging and therapeutic procedures to assist them carry out diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients needing these examinations in their hospitals.
The book will be of more value to all students undertaking training in Medical Imaging, Radiographers and any other medical professional with an interest in medical imaging.
This book covers the wealth of experience of the author; who has been teaching in the department of Medical Imaging Sciences (MIS) in Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) for the last thirty one years with ITM as one of the main subjects. Notes have been compiled for a long time but the last two years have been dedicated to the writing of this very vital book to assist the users.
Chapter 1
Medical Imaging Techniques and Procedures
Objectives
MedicalImaging
The science of taking images for diagnostic purposes – The old name is Radiography which does not embrace all the imaging modalities. This meant that X-rays were used to produce images on the film which was finally called
radiograph and no other energies like Ultrasound, Magnetism (MRI) and radioisotopes could be used.
Medical ImagingModalities
The modalities are six, namely:
Conventional imaging using X-rays
Ultrasonography using sound waves
Computerized Tomography uses X-rays
Magnetic Resonance Imaging using magnetism
Nuclear Medicine using radio nuclides and
Radiotherapy using gamma rays and X-rays which is a therapeutic procedure.
Branches inImaging
1. Medical
2. Veterinary and
3. Industrial Imaging.
Considerations inImaging
Ethics
The dos’ and don’ts’ when dealing with a patient are:
Effects of IonizingRadiation
Ionizing radiation has harmful effects. The only modalities without ionizing radiation effects are MRI and ultrasound although the latter may have thermal effects on an un born child. These effects are Somatic and Genetic.
Somatic effects
These affect the person who is irradiated and include: hair loss, cataract, erythema, still birth, abortion, life shortening, vomiting, cell death and leukemia among others.
Genetic effects
They manifest in the offspring and entail body deformities due to gonad cells damage of the parent. The deformities and mutations may involve loss of body parts like limbs.
RadiationProtection
This is done by practicing the following:
UpperLimbs
The upper limb:
Shoulder girdle
Consists of Scapula, clavicle and the arm consisting of humerus, forearm (radius and ulna), 8 carpal bones, 5 metacarpals and 14 phalanges. The joints are shoulder, elbow, wrist, carpo-metacarpal, metacarpo-phalangeal and inter-phalangeal.
ImagingTechnique
There are mandatory views or projections thus:
Hand
PA and oblique
Hand is for grasping and formed by phalanges and carpals. On a 24×18 cm, hand in pronation. Fingers extended. Centre to the head of 3rd metacarpal. Collimate beam and FFD is 100 cm.
Oblique
Hand 45 degrees from pronation, fingers curved and supported on foam pad. Centre to the head of 3rd metacarpal and FFD 100 cm. Lateral may be done for bone displacement and same film used.
Ball catching PA oblique
Figure 1.1 This demonstrates rheumatoid arthritis.
Hand ObliqueProjection
Fingers
Are formed by the 14 phalanges each digit with three phalanges except the thumb which has two and the projections are PA and Lateral.
Postero-anterior (PA)
The hand lies on a cassette with extended fingers and hand in pronation. 24×18 cm cassette/film used. Focus Film Distance FFD is 100 cm. Centre over the head of proximal phalanx of 3rd finger and collimate beam to the area of interest.
Lateral
Hand and forearm rotated 90 degrees, thumb rests on a foam pad. Centre over the head of 1st phalanx or proximal of index finger. FFD is 100 cm, film 24×18 cm and beam collimated. To show bone displacement if fracture present.
Thumb
Postero-Anterior: Hand in