radiography

DEFINITIONS OF: radiography

Types:: show 8 types...; hide 8 types...; X-ray photography, roentgenography
radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram; xeroradiography
radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques; 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roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram; myelography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)

Type of:: photography, picture taking
the act of taking and printing photographs

Types:: autoradiography
producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed

Type of:: photography
the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces

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