skiagram


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ski·a·gram

(skī′ə-grăm′)
n.
1. A picture or photograph made up of shadows or outlines.

[Greek skiā, shadow + -gram.]
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ski•a•gram

(ˈskaɪ əˌgræm)

n.
a picture made by outlining and shading a subject's shadow.
[1795–1805; < Greek skia shadow + -gram 1]
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Noun 1. [画像:skiagram - a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)]skiagram - a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
autoradiograph - a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed
photo, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
roentgenogram, X-ray photograph, X-ray picture, X ray, X-ray - a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
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To assess and record the correct placement implant Stenvers and transorbital petrous skiagram were obtained during early postoperative period.
Posteroanterior (PA) skiagram of the pelvis revealed a gap in the region of the pubic symphysis with the distance between the two bones of nearly 1.5 cm [Figure 1].
Radiological investigations such as skiagram of orbit, ultrasonography B-scan, CT scan, MRI head, and orbit were obtained wherever indicated.
Skiagram (AP and lateral view) of the foot was obtained to exclude the presence of osteomyelitis and Charcot disease.
Blood biochemistry and skiagram of chest were normal.
On plain skiagram, hyperextension of the 3rd, 4th and 5th metatarsophalangeal joints was found, with overgrowth of distal phalanges.
Cardiomegaly on skiagram has a sensitivity and specificity of 79 and 80 per cent respectively (27).
Serum calcium levels, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) levels and skiagram chest were normal.