bone x-ray
Fracture detection scan
A bone x-ray is a medical imaging procedure that uses radiation to create pictures of bones, revealing fractures, infections, tumors, or degenerative conditions.
The dense calcium in bone absorbs x-rays differently than soft tissue, producing the familiar white-on-black skeletal images: The bone x-ray showed a hairline fracture in her wrist.
- fractureSplit in hard material
- broken armCracked bone, shoulder-to-wrist
- stress fractureMicroscopic bone crack from overuse
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
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- X-raysradiograph, chest x-ray, x-ray machine, dental x-rays, chest x-rays
- pediatric imaginghead CT, brain MRI, fetal ultrasound, ALARA principle
imaging modality
bone x-rayMRI
Magnetic body imaging
magnetic resonance imaging · ultrasound · sonogram · functional MRI · sonography
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