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  1. General radiography | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

    Mar 23, 2023 · General radiography, also known as plain film radiography, is the specialty within medical imaging that utilizes projectional radiography to examine anatomy. It is often referred …

  2. Radiograph | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

    Jul 20, 2024 · A radiograph (or plain radiograph although the word 'plain' is strictly superfluous) is the radiologist's preferred term for the static image generated following the passage of x-rays …

  3. Radiopaedia.org, the peer-reviewed collaborative radiology resource

    Classifications Gamuts Imaging Technology Interventional Radiology Mnemonics Nuclear Medicine Pathology Radiography Signs Staging Syndromes By System: Breast Cardiac …

  4. Radiographic positioning terminology - Radiopaedia.org

    Mar 7, 2025 · Radiographic positioning terminology is used routinely to describe the position of the patient for taking various radiographs. Standard nomenclature is employed with respect to …

  5. Portable radiography | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

    Mar 23, 2023 · Portable radiography (also known as mobile radiography) is frequently performed in hospitals when patients are too unwell to transport to the imaging department.

  6. Digital radiography | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

    Apr 11, 2024 · Digital radiography is based on capturing and storing the radiograph using discrete (digital) values 1 as opposed to conventional film radiography, which uses analog (continuous) …

  7. X-ray artifacts | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

    Apr 1, 2025 · X-ray artifacts can present in various ways, including abnormal shadows noted on a radiograph or degraded image quality, and have been produced by artificial means from …

  8. Optical density | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

    Nov 30, 2023 · Optical density is used to describe the level of film exposure in film-screen radiography. In contrast, ‘exposure index’ is typically used to describe the level of exposure in …

  9. Radiographic contrast | Radiology Reference Article

    Mar 26, 2024 · Radiographic contrast is the density difference between neighboring regions on a plain radiograph. High radiographic contrast is observed in radiographs where density …

  10. Direct digital radiography | Radiology Reference Article

    Dec 9, 2024 · Direct digital radiography is often simply referred to as digital radiography, in which case computed radiography is regarded as a separate entity not included in digital radiography.