| Projectional radiography | |
|---|---|
 AP and lateral elbow X-ray | |
| ICD-10-PCS | B?0 |
| ICD-9-CM | 87 |
| OPS-301 code | 3-10...3-13 |
Projectional radiography, also known as conventional radiography,[1] is a form of radiography and medical imaging that produces two-dimensional images by X-ray radiation. The image acquisition is generally performed by radiographers, and the images are often examined by radiologists. Both the procedure and any resultant images are often simply called 'X-ray'. Plain radiography or roentgenography generally refers to projectional radiography (without the use of more advanced techniques such as computed tomography that can generate 3D-images). Plain radiography can also refer to radiography without a radiocontrast agent or radiography that generates single static images, as contrasted to fluoroscopy, which are technically also projectional.
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