Glossary and acronyms

Aortography: angiography of the aorta.

Angiography: fluoroscopy and radiography of vessels.

Arterography: angiography of arteries.

Arthrography: X-ray of the joints.

Cephalography: 1:1 radiography of the skull (= teleradiography).

Cholangiography: angiography of the biliary and pancreatic ducts.

Cine-fluoroscopy (cine-fluoroscopy ): high-dose/image fluoroscopic mode.

Coronography (coronography): angiography of the coronary arteries.

Discography (discography ): X-rays of vertebral discs.

Absorbed dose: amount of energy deposited by X-rays in materials or biological tissues.

Effective dose: statistical estimate of the health impact (in terms of...