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Is X-ray Scan Safe For 7month Old Baby?

my baby daughter is only 7mth old, she was found having extra skin crease on her left thigh, we took her to see few drs, did physical exams, all looks fine, but still recommended us to do a further x-ray scan. Is it really necessary? Is X-ray on a young baby safe? Can we go for an ultrosound? Very worried mom
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi... x-ray is very safe in a 7 month old. You can as well go ahead with the X-ray. Doctors would not have advised x-ray if the thing which they are suspecting would have been visible in an ultrasound.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Is X-ray Scan Safe For 7month Old Baby?

Hi... x-ray is very safe in a 7 month old. You can as well go ahead with the X-ray. Doctors would not have advised x-ray if the thing which they are suspecting would have been visible in an ultrasound. Regards - Dr. Sumanth