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A lucency on an X-ray image represents an area absorbing less radioactive energy than the surrounding tissue.
Lucent areas appear dark compared to the surrounding area.
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What does a skull xray report mean when it states irregular ossification in the right parietal region with a suggestion of a c-shaped lucency?
Skull tumor c shaped lucency describes appearance in x-ray.
What does subchondral lucency mean and what does it indicate?
Subchondral lucences are clear-appearing areas under the cartilage.
What is peri-screw lucency on x-ray image?
"Lucency" is a technical term for an area that lets x-rays through tissue and appears darker on the picture. "Peri-screw lucency" is a result of having had a peri-screw inserted into the bone, possibly due to an accident.
What causes lucency?
Lucency on medical imaging, such as X-rays, is caused by the passage of X-rays through less dense tissues like air or fluid. This results in those areas appearing darker on the image. Lucency can be seen in conditions like pneumothorax (air in the chest cavity) or pulmonary nodules (small round growth in the lung).
Pelvic x-ray shows some lucency?
There is some thinning of the bone in the pelvis.
What is a rounded lucency on the lateral view?
Ask again, saying which body part is being imaged.
What is a lucency in an area of the breast in a mammogram?
lucency[lū′sent-sē]Type:TermDefinitions1. In radiology, a region in an image caused by an absorber of lower x-ray attenuation than its surrounding tissues; in general, the opposite of opacity.Found the answer via Medilexicon.comHope that helps. Ask your GP or specialist for more info on your particular medical investigation .
What is a 1.7 cm x 0.9 cm x 1.0 cm CC region of mixed lucency and mild sclerosis in left sphenoid?
Mri of brain
How are chest x rays read to diagnose pulmonary disorders?
Patches and irregular areas of density is pneumonia. Shadows in the lung roots may indicate enlarged lymph nodes of a malignancy. Wide spaces between ribs and increased lucency suggests emphysema.
RETICULAR DENSITIES SEEN IN THE RIGHT LOWER LUNG?
Any cavitary lesion - Lucency (darkened area) within the lung parenchyma, with or without irregular margins that might be surrounded by an area of airspace consolidation or infiltrates, or by nodular or fibrotic (reticular) densities, or both. The walls surrounding the lucent area can be thick or thin.
What are some seven letter words with 2nd letter U and 3rd letter C and 6th letter C?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern -UC--C-. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter U and 3rd letter C and 6th letter C. In alphabetical order, they are: lucence lucency muclucs
What are some seven letter words with 2nd letter U and 6th letter C and 7th letter Y?
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 3 words with the pattern -U---CY. That is, seven letter words with 2nd letter U and 6th letter C and 7th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are: eustacy lucency pudency
