X - Ray Right Elbow Joint AP & LAT Views near me in South 24 Parganas

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X - Ray Right Elbow Joint - Antero Posterior & Lateral Views

Right Elbow X-Ray – AP & Lateral

AP and Lateral Views Right Elbow Joint

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The area of the elbow includes the bones of the forearm, upper arm, and elbow joint. In X - Ray Right Elbow Joint AP & LAT Views, X-rays pass from the front to the back of the patient. The lateral view is taken from the patient’s side. This detects fractures, dislocations surrounding the elbow joint. An X-ray uses radiation to create a picture of the area. A radiologist will assess the images and send a report.

It diagnoses any fractured bones of the elbow joint, infections, osteoporosis, and arthritis.

A plain X-ray usually takes 15 minutes. The actual exposure time to radiation is usually less than a second, so it is a safe and painless technique.

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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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8th Oct 2025