radiography (roentgenography)

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Introduction

Originally, examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes using X-rays with the results recorded on a photographic film. It is used more broadly to include imaging techniques using electromagnetic radiation in general & other forms of energy including sound waves (ultrasonography) & nuclear decay particles in general (positrons in PET).

Certain substances* will be radiopaque on X-rays:[2]

* A negative radiograph does not rule out these programs.

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 26th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1995
  2. 2.0 2.1 Daubert GP, Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis
  3. Brown AK How to interpret plain radiographs in clinical practice. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2013 Apr;27(2):249-69. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23731934
  4. Smith-Bindman R, Bindman AB Imaging More Wisely. JAMA Intern Med. Published online December 28, 2015. <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26720048 <Internet> http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=2477123