Yes an airport xray will pick up a diamond or multiple. ( source airport worker )
X-ray machine can't see though led
The full-body scanners use radiation that doesn't really penetrate skin to any significant degree, so no, not really. If they're using actual x-ray machines, then they can "see inside your mouth" to the same extent any x-ray machine can. Most airports in the US do not routinely scan passengers using X-rays (they do routinely scan LUGGAGE using X-rays, though).
They will show the embedded microchip - and also wipe the card clean ! X-rays are simply high-powered radio waves.
The airport x-ray machine works the same way as what a hospital or a doctors office would use. X-rays pass through objects that are less dense and stop at those objects that are dense, and the dense objects will show up as white on the screen.
cartilage
No
You will have to go to the airport site as there you can usually check in earlier and see your status and if planes are delayed. Alternatively you can call ahead to the airport or if you are close they always have self serve machines that are very user friendly.
No, you will need a CT (CAT Scan)
No, those shiny peices you see are not diamonds.
It let's them see what's wrong inside of you.
Black diamonds are diamonds, but they are black, and not transparent. Follow the link, below, to see photos of black diamonds.
You get an xray taken at a hosbital and it is used to see if you have a fractured or broken bone