Contrast Radiography

QUESTIONS

1. What is the purpose of contrast radiography?
2. List the 3 main types of positive contrast agent and state their most common use.
3. What is meant by double contrast radiography?
4. Why are heavy sedation or general anaesthesia contraindicated in the case of a "barium swallow"?
5. Prior to a gastrogram, the patient may be given glucagon. Why?
6. List 6 conditions that may indicate the need for a barium series.
7. Name 2 contrast agents commonly used in myelography.
8. State the site for lumbar puncture.
9. What is angiocardiography?
10. List 2 conditions in which portal venography may aid a diagnosis.
11. What is the name of the contrast medium used in bronchography?
12. What term describes contrast radiography of a joint space?