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What Could Be The Black Spot Seen In The X-ray Of The Toe?
My daughter had a xray of her left big toe (thinking it may be broke)and the podiatrist said there was a black spot on her distal phalanx , so he needed further advice before making a decision. 2 xrays of both great toes, right was normal and left had a black spot. What does this mean?
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
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It is a bit difficult to imagine the exact location of the black spot on the X ray of toe distal phalynx. However to me it looks like a small finding which might not be serious. X rays use the property of penetration and scattering by different tissues and shadow formation subsequently. You have not mentioned possibility of any foreign body either.
Thanks for writing in.
It is a bit difficult to imagine the exact location of the black spot on the X ray of toe distal phalynx. However to me it looks like a small finding which might not be serious. X rays use the property of penetration and scattering by different tissues and shadow formation subsequently. You have not mentioned possibility of any foreign body either.
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