Taber's Medical Dictionary
contrast
(kon′trast″ )
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.In radiology, the difference between adjacent densities in an image. This is controlled by the energy of the beam and influenced by the characteristics of the part radiographed, production of scatter radiation, type of image receptor (direct or photostimulable plate, or combination of film and screen), and processing.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Contrast." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744812/all/contrast.
Contrast. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744812/all/contrast. Accessed October 4, 2025.
Contrast. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744812/all/contrast
Contrast [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 October 04]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744812/all/contrast.
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