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2. Digital radiography - Wikipedia

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   Digital radiography. Digital radiography is a form of radiography that uses x-ray–sensitive plates to directly capture data during the patient examination, immediately transferring it to a computer system without the use of an intermediate cassette. [1] Advantages include time efficiency through bypassing chemical processing and the ability ...

3. Digital imaging - Wikipedia

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   Digital imaging. Digital imaging or digital image acquisition is the creation of a digital representation of the visual characteristics of an object, [1] such as a physical scene or the interior structure of an object. The term is often assumed to imply or include the processing, compression, storage, printing and display of such images.

4. Radiography - Wikipedia

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   Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object. Applications of radiography include medical ("diagnostic" radiography and "therapeutic") and industrial radiography. Similar techniques are used in airport security, (where "body scanners ...

5. Medical imaging - Wikipedia

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   Plain X-ray of the wrist and hand. In the clinical context, "invisible light" medical imaging is generally equated to radiology or "clinical imaging". "Visible light" medical imaging involves digital video or still pictures that can be seen without special equipment. Dermatology and wound care are two modalities that use visible light imagery.

6. Fluoroscopy - Wikipedia

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   Fluoroscopy ( / flʊəˈrɒskəpi /) [1], informally referred to as " fluoro ", is an imaging technique that uses X-rays to obtain real-time moving images of the interior of an object. In its primary application of medical imaging, a fluoroscope ( / ˈflʊərəˌskoʊp /) [2] [3] allows a surgeon to see the internal structure and function of a ...

7. X-ray - Wikipedia

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   X-ray. Natural color X-ray photogram of a wine scene. Note the edges of hollow cylinders as compared to the solid candle. William Coolidge explains medical imaging and X-rays. X-rays (or much less commonly, X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation.