Author: Glossary
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X-ray film
A special photographic film with a sensitive emulsion layer that blackens in response to the light from intensifying screens. The emulsion has silver halide crystals immersed in gelatin. Single-emulsion film has the emulsion on one side of the cellulose base. It is used for digital, mammographic, and extremity imaging, in which high detail is necessary.…
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Plain film
A simple x-ray image of a body part, taken, e.g., from the front, back, side, or an oblique angle.
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Laser film
A single emulsion material used in dry imaging systems to reproduce images through electronic control of a laser light directly onto the film.
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Base film
A layer of polyester or other suitable material that supports the radiographical film emulsion.
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Filler
ln plastic surgery any substance inserted into another to give it a plumper shape or contour.
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File
A metal device with a roughened surface. It is used for shaping bones and teeth.
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Filarioidea
A superfamily of filarial nematodes that parasitize many animal species, including humans.
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Intermediate filament
Slender proteins found in all eukaryotic cells, measuring about 8-12 nm in diameter. Along with microtubules and microfilaments they form the skeletal structure of cells (the cytoskeleton). Examples of intermediate filaments are keratins and vimentin.
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Figure-ground
The perceptual difference between an object and its surroundings.
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Figure
A body, form, shape, or outline.