x-ray photography
Noun
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Radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram (synset 100906321)
is a type of:
- diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis
- radiography - photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light
subtypes:- angiography - roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram
- arthrography - roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram
- cholangiography - roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected
- encephalography - roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram
- myelography - roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space)
- pyelography - roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye)
same as: roentgenography
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