It could mean many things, but probably is just an anomaly showing a small thick portion in the bone. No one's bones are perfectly smooth and any ridge or line on the bone will cause it to be slightly thicker, therefore more "radio-opaque" (less x-rays get through), which results in a lighter area on the exposure of the film. The simplest answer is that it represents more mineral in the path of the x-rays Obviously if there are some clinical symptoms there could be more to it!
areas which are less dense and have allowed more xrays to pass through. eg Black = air, softer tissues. White= bone/ calcification
xray
Usually to check for broken bones or bone malformations.
The Xray reveals that you have a benign fatty tumor in a bone... inter (inside) osseous (bone)
The tissue that appears as a fine white line surrounding the root of the tooth in a dental x-ray is known as the periodontal ligament. It helps to attach the tooth to the surrounding bone and provides support and stability to the tooth.
You get an xray taken at a hosbital and it is used to see if you have a fractured or broken bone
yes, i have a tumor in my femur and that's how they found it.
XRAY
This essentially is a cyst inside of the neck of the hip bone. The peripheral sclerotic area is the outside of this "cyst" and has a lot of calcium in it... thus it shows up as a very white area on xray, since it is more dense (because of the calcium). Hypo-dense just means there isn't much calcium in the middle of this bone "cyst" so it shows up on the xray as a dark area (hypo= less).
Collar bone--the horizontal bone that runs from shoulder to shoulder across the sternum or chest bone.
The White Bone was created in 1999.
Dual-energy Xray Absorptiometry is used to measure bone density to detect Osteoporosis.