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Why Do Chest Staples Appear In Film X-rays And Not In Digital X-rays?
Why do film x-rays show my chest staples and digital x-rays do not? I had a Thoracotomy to remove a 4.5lb blastomycosis tumor from my left superior lung and they used Russian made stainless steel staples to close. An x-ray tech told me they Dissolved .
Mon, 1 Oct 2018
Hi,
It will be seen in both X-rays.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Indu Kumar, Radiologist
It will be seen in both X-rays.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Indu Kumar, Radiologist
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