X-ray

• chest X-ray is an overview procedure that allows to detect changes in both lung tissue (pneumonia, abscesses, neoplasms) and bones (fractures, osteoporosis, curvature of the spine);
• mammography is a recommended study for women after 40 years in order to prevent breast cancer;
• X-ray of the abdominal cavity is also a review procedure that allows you to assess the volume of gases in the intestine, differentiate colonic obstruction from small intestine, detect foreign objects.

Advantages and disadvantages

• prevalence and availability – X-rays can be performed even in conditions where there is often no computer or magnetic resonance imaging;
• painlessness;
• high speed – only a few shots are taken;
• relative affordability;
• lack of necessary training.
• However, the procedure has several drawbacks:
• low information content compared to CT or MRI examination;
• negative effects of X-rays - one examination will not do any harm, but it is important to carefully monitor the limitation of exposure;
• does not allow to study the work of the organ in real time;
• part of the organs will be "closed" by denser and lighter bone structures or dark spots of air (gases in the intestines, gas bubble of the stomach).