x-ray imaging
See-through medical pictures
X-ray imaging is a medical and industrial technique that uses electromagnetic radiation to create pictures of internal structures.
In medicine, it reveals bones, tumors, and foreign objects; in security, it scans luggage and cargo.
The radiation passes through soft tissue but is absorbed by dense materials, producing shadow images: The x-ray imaging showed a hairline fracture. (Capitalized X-ray imaging is an alternate form.)
- radiographyDiagnostic imaging using X-rays
- mammographyBreast cancer screening X-ray
- radiologistDoctor analyzing medical images
- bariumSoft silvery alkaline element
- bonesRigid internal support structure
radiation dose · radiation exposure · film · ionization · attenuation · dosimeter · image intensifier · angiography · electromagnetic radiation · photon · technician · emergency room · shielding · fracture · broken bone · skeleton · soft tissue · diagnosis
- Vision Technologyfacial recognition, image recognition, machine vision, computer vision, optical sensors
- X-rayschest x-ray, x-ray machine, bone x-ray, dental x-rays, chest x-rays
- Archaeometrychemical analysis, dating methods, lab analysis, spectroscopy, carbon dating
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- paleontologydinosaurs, fossil, paleontology, fossil record, dinosaur bones
x-ray imagingultrasound imaging
Diagnostic visualization using sound waves
MRI · magnetic resonance imaging · sonography · ultrasound · thermography