Radiography

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Radiography is "examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of x-rays or gamma rays, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film)."[1]

Types of radiography

  • Tomography which is "imaging methods that result in sharp images of objects located on a chosen plane and blurred images located above or below the plane"[2] and computed tomography in which a computer helps reconstruct the images.
  • Fluoroscopy which is "production of an image when x-rays strike a fluorescent screen."[3]

References

  1. ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Radiography (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Tomography (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Fluoroscopy (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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