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X-ray: an electromagnetic wave of high energy that’s able to pass
through many materials it also produces photographic or digital images.

CT scan: a computed tomography scan that uses a combination of x-ray

measures from different angles, so the user can see inside without
making an incision.

Ultra- sound: high frequency sound waves that bounce off tissues
usually used to examine the fetus during pregnancy

Port: a quarter sized disk that is surgically inserted into the chest.

Catheter: a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into the body
to reach the bladder for removing fluid.

Interventional Radiology: a medical specialty which provides a

manually invasive image- guided diagnosis and treatment of disease.

MRI: magnetic resonance imaging is used in radiology to form pictures

of the organs in the body.

Gamma rays: penetrating electromagnetic radiation of a kind arising

from radioactive decay.

Radiologist: a medical doctor who diagnoses based on images.