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Hand x-ray

  
An x-ray is a photo taken with a machine which passes electromagnetic radiation through the body, capturing an image of the internal structures.Hand X ray
 
Review Date: 7/18/2007
Reviewd By: Stuart Bentley-Hibbert, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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