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How do you detect a bone fracture?
xray
Skeleton picture of the scaphoid bone in wrist can you display an xray of the scaphoid bone?
yes
Why do you have the xray?
Usually to check for broken bones or bone malformations.
What is interosseous lipomas?
The Xray reveals that you have a benign fatty tumor in a bone... inter (inside) osseous (bone)
What is xray film emulsions sensitive to?
X Ray film emulsions are sensitive to light.
Where and why do you use xrays?
You get an xray taken at a hosbital and it is used to see if you have a fractured or broken bone
Which technology allows doctors to evaluate whether an athlete has broken a bone?
Xray Scanners
What if you see black areas on a bone Xray?
areas which are less dense and have allowed more xrays to pass through. eg Black = air, softer tissues. White= bone/ calcification
Which diagnostic technique is most commonly used to visualize a bone fracture?
XRAY
Can a tumor in the femur bone show up on an xray?
yes, i have a tumor in my femur and that's how they found it.
What are digital x rays?
It is an xray that is taken by a computer. Normal x-rays are taken when X radiation passes through you body and reaches a x-ray cassette with film in it. The more dense areas of the body (bones) absorb the x radiation and keep them from hitting the film (called partial absorbtion) thus the bone are lighter white color. Areas such a lungs which have air in them are not as dense as bone and do not absorb x rays thus they are black on film. Other areas with densitys between bone and lung (air) will result in different levels of grays. The film is exposed by the xrays that are not absorbed and partly absorbed by the body. Also it is key to note the xray cassette that hold the film has a screen inside it that is emits a light when hit with xrays. It actually the screen lighting up that exposes the film, which in turn is developed into the traditional xray film. In digital xray there is no film. The xrays expose a photo cell that is connected to a computer. Thus connected to a display. The nice thing about a digital xray is you can adjust the black and gray levels and send the image over the internet to radiologists all over the world. Hope this helps. Do take note that digital x-ray always to be confused with the x-ray radiation as being 'digital'. The fact is only image acquisition is digital and there is so such thing as digital x radiation.
Does a bone xray show up arthritis?
X rays show up the damage that arthritis does to bone and will show the proximity of one bone to another which indicates damage or wear to cartilage.
