##  [Radiography](/index.php/radiography) 

  ##  [Radiography](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/radiography-0) 

  

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Definition

An imaging modality that uses ionizing radiation to produce two‑dimensional projection images (radiographs) of an animal’s anatomical structures by recording differential attenuation of X‑rays; used to detect changes in bone, air, soft‑tissue and mineral densities, foreign bodies, and gross structural abnormalities, with interpretation dependent on projection, positioning, exposure parameters and