X - Ray Both Knee Joints AP & LAT Views near me in Secunderabad

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X - Ray Both Knee Joints - Antero Posterior & Lateral Views

Bilateral Knee X-Ray – AP & Lateral

AP and Lateral Views Both Knees

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The X - Ray Both Knee Joints AP & LAT Views is an imaging technique to assess the knee joint for alignment, bone quality and the extent of a degenerative changes within the knee. It is advised by the doctor to detect any fracture, injury and osteoarthiritis. Common symptoms of an knee disorder include pain, tenderness, swelling and deformity of the knee.

X-Ray for both knees, also known as bilateral x-ray is recommended if a physician suspects the symptoms of arthiritis.

Pregnant women should inform the physician about their condition.

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What are the drawbacks of a bone X-ray?

X-ray images give a very clear view of the bones. However, it does not provide a good visual image of the soft tissues like tendons, muscles or fat tissue under the skin. Even the bone microfractures or complicated spine injuries are not clearly visible on the X Ray images. Apart from this, it also exposes the patient to some amount of radiations but the benefit of the information gained from an X-ray image outweighs the risk of radiations.

Who interprets the X-ray results?

The interpretation of an X-Ray image is carried out by a radiologist who analyses or reads the X-ray image and prepares a report of the findings which is shared with the patient.

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Last Updated

23rd Oct 2025