chest x-rays
Lung scan photographs
Chest x-rays are radiographic images of the thorax, used to examine the lungs, heart, and surrounding structures.
They're among the most common diagnostic imaging procedures, ordered to detect pneumonia, tumors, heart enlargement, or fluid accumulation: The doctor ordered chest x-rays to rule out pneumonia.
Also spelled chest X-rays.
- radiographImage from radiation exposure
- medical imagingCreating pictures inside bodies
- lungsRespiratory chest organs
- lung cancerMalignant growth in chest
- thoraxCentral body cavity
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Radiotracer-based internal imaging
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Medical evaluation of body
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