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O*NET detailed work activityOperate diagnostic imaging equipment
Stays humanHands-on care
19 jobs30 tasks
Physical care and clinical work need trained hands, close observation and a person who is accountable at the bedside or chairside.
Part of Operate medical equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Controlling Machines and Processes. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 30 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Operate ultrasound equipment to produce and record images of the motion, shape, and composition of blood, organs, tissues, or bodily masses, such as fluid accumulations.
- Operate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners.
- Perform or interpret the outcomes of diagnostic imaging procedures including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computer tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), nuclear cardiology treadmill studies, mammography, or ultrasound.
- Operate or oversee operation of radiologic or magnetic imaging equipment to produce images of the body for diagnostic purposes.
- Examine patients using equipment, such as radiograph (x-ray) machines or fluoroscopes, to determine the nature and extent of disorder or injury.
- Operate diagnostic equipment, such as radiographic or ultrasound equipment, and interpret the resulting images.
- Take and develop diagnostic radiographs, using x-ray equipment.
- Perform procedures, such as linear tomography, mammography, sonograms, joint and cyst aspirations, routine contrast studies, routine fluoroscopy, or examinations of the head, trunk, or extremities under supervision of physician.
- Collect ophthalmic measurements or other diagnostic information, using ultrasound equipment, such as A-scan ultrasound biometry or B-scan ultrasonography equipment.
- Place and secure small, portable magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners on body part to be imaged, such as arm, leg, or head.
- Photograph patients' eye areas, using clinical photography techniques, to document retinal or corneal defects.
- Operate fluoroscope to aid physician to view and guide wire or catheter through blood vessels to area of interest.
- Operate mobile x-ray equipment in operating room, emergency room, or at patient's bedside.
- Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
- Operate optical systems to capture dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images, such as functional brain imaging, real-time organ motion tracking, or musculoskeletal anatomy and trajectory visualization.
- Operate diagnostic imaging equipment to produce contrast-enhanced radiographs of heart and cardiovascular system.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Detect and map radiopharmaceuticals in patients' bodies, using a camera to produce photographic or computer images.
- Examine teeth, gums, and related tissues, using dental instruments, x-rays, or other diagnostic equipment, to evaluate dental health, diagnose diseases or abnormalities, and plan appropriate treatments.
- Identify and outline bodily structures, using imaging procedures, such as x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography.
- Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).
- Position imaging equipment and adjust controls to set exposure time and distance, according to specification of examination.
- Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for treatment delivery, using image-guided radiation therapy.
- Photograph treated area of patient and process film.
- Adjust equipment to optimize viewing of the nervous system.
- Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests, such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs).
- Record and store suitable images, using camera unit connected to the ultrasound equipment.
- Perform approved therapeutic or diagnostic procedures, based upon patients' clinical status.
- Supervise or perform simulations for tumor localizations, using imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography scans.
- Take x-rays.
- Create three-dimensional images of the eye, using computed tomography (CT).