Remolacha Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Technical question for you medical types. Are there things that can be seen in an x-ray that don't show up in an ultrasound? I know you can see things in the ultrasound that don't show up x-rays, but how about the other way around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josie Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 on xrays you can see bones and organs (you can see blood vessels if you inject contrast media in the veins) ultra-sounds shows more organs, blood vessels..soft tissues... Quote Our first greyhound, Tuffy: You will always be there with us my angel! Tuffy greyhound-dataOtis greyhound-data Abbey greyhound-data"When you open your minds to the impossible, sometimes you find the truth." W.Bishop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batmom Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 X-ray is better for some types of foreign bodies and for the big picture. With ultrasound, you usually have to know @ where to look. Quote Star aka Starz Ovation (Ronco x Oneco Maggie*, litter #48538), Coco aka Low Key (Kiowa Mon Manny x Party Hardy, litter # 59881), and mom in IllinoisWe miss Reko Batman (Trouper Zeke x Marque Louisiana), 11/15/95-6/29/06, Rocco the thistledown whippet, 04/29/93-10/14/08, Reko Zema (Mo Kick x Reko Princess), 8/16/98-4/18/10, the most beautiful girl in the whole USA, my good egg Joseph aka Won by a Nose (Oneco Cufflink x Buy Back), 09/22/2003-03/01/2013, and our gentle sweet Gidget (Digitizer, Dodgem by Design x Sobe Mulberry), 1/29/2006-11/22/2014, gone much too soon. Never forgetting CJC's Buckshot, 1/2/07-10/25/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvAPuppy Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 xray is for things that bounce back light - bones for sure, some foreign bodies: bone, rocks, solid things really. You can see some organs but not great detail usually because the rays are absorbed (sort of). Ultrasound is for things that move like the heart or good for liquid-y things like identifying cysts or abscesses and yes, it's best to already have an idea where to look and what you might be looking for. Then there are the "soft tissue xrays" or "3d xrays" which are the laypersons terms I was taught to try and help non medical persons understand (loosely) CT, MRI and PET imaging. Quote Angie, Pewter, and Storm-puppy Forever missing Misty-Mousie (9/9/99 - 10/5/15)Fort Wayne, Indiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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