Taber's Medical Dictionary
radiography
(rā-dē-og′ră-fē )
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The process of obtaining an image for diagnosis using a radiological modality. Radiography includes x-ray studies, computed tomography [CT] scanning, magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], bone scanning, positron emission tomography [PET] scanning, combined CT and PET scanning, ultrasonography, and mammography and digital mammography.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Radiography." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746677/all/body_section_radiography.
Radiography. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746677/all/body_section_radiography. Accessed April 4, 2026.
Radiography. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746677/all/body_section_radiography
Radiography [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 04]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746677/all/body_section_radiography.
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