| Radiography is widely used for medical imaging to visualize abnormalities of the lungs, heart, bones, and soft tissues. Radiography has been used for over 100 years, and it can be done at relatively low cost. Mammography involves specialized equipment designed to detect small breast tumors.
Angiography is a way to detect disease in an artery or an abnormality in the organs it supplies. It is done by injecting a special opaque dye directly into the circulatory system. X-ray images in motion (fluoroscopy) can be done in order to find abnormalities in the esophagus or stomach. Cineradiography can take high-speed x-ray pictures to detect abnormalities of swallowing, movements of the heart or to closely follow an injection of contrast dye through an artery. Interventional radiography is used in treatment procedures such as percutaneous transluminal angioplasty which is designed to open up clogged coronary arteries. Such procedures have fewer complications, decrease the need for more invasive surgery, and are less expensive than comparable surgical procedures. |
Source: Medical Disability Advisor