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Xrays are very useful in helping to diagnose, broken bones and lung trauma. They are practically usesless for soft tissue structures like brain and muscles. You cant see a pulled muscle on an xray. However, you can see the result of a muscle injury on a bone. For example if a muscle is pulled on a knee, the knee cap may appear out of place on an xray, but this doesnt equal a diagnosis, it just points the doctor in the right direction.
anything in side the body that is not flesh skin or meat such as bones or if you got something stuck in you.
Typically fractures or ailments of the hard parts of the body (bones).
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Why do you think an x ray useful to diagnose a fracture but not a sprain?
Typically it is easier to see dense things like bone on an x-ray. X-rays are not ideal for examining soft tissue.
When is a fracture considered to be healed?
Recovery is complete when there is no bone motion at the fracture site, and x rays indicate complete healing
Which diagnostic technique is most commonly used to visualize a bone fracture?
XRAY
What wave use to diagnosis of bone fracture?
X-rays help doctors see broke bones, and also diseases inside of a human body.
How is bone density test done?
A bone density test employs x-rays to measure the amount of calcium and other bone minerals are retained with the bone segment. A bone density test is used to diagnose osteoporosis.
How can an xray help diagnose malnutrition?
X rays can determine bone density and reveal gastrointestinal disturbances, and heart and lung damage.
How is whiplash diagnosed?
Whiplash is difficult to diagnose because x rays and other imaging studies do not always reveal changes in bone structure
How do x-rays work to determine if a bone is broken?
X-Rays don't determine whether a bone is broken. They just make fuzzy shadow pictures of what is under your skin. Unless its a really obvious fracture, it takes the trained eye of a radiologist looking at the pictures to determine whether the bone is broken or not.
Gamma rays and x rays are useful when used in?
Well , Gamma rays and X rays are both harmful and destructive in nature , but have significant advantages. 1. Gamma rays can destroy cancer cells and can treat cancer patients. 2. X rays can be used to check the human body for fracture , to treat the patient.
Why would an X-ray be useful to diagnose a fractured bone but not a sprained ligaments?
Bones are denser, and show up fairly well on x-rays, so it's usually possible to see if there are cracks in them or not. Ligaments and muscles are pretty much transparent to x-rays, so it's usually quite impossible to see ligament or muscle damage on an x-ray.
What can doctors and industry use to diagnose problems?
gamma rays
Why are x-rays used on a patient with a broken tibia?
X-Rays allow the surgeon and doctor to determine the type of fracture and the best way to treat it. For example in the case of a Tibial Plateau Fracture it is very important to allign the bone fragments to for the health of the knee joint. Improperly aligned fragment may cause additional damage to the joint and may result in sustained pain for the patient.
