radiopaque
Adjective: - Not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation: Describes a substance or material that blocks or significantly absorbs radiation, such as X-rays, making it appear white or light on a radiographic image. This property allows these materials to be seen clearly in contrast to surrounding tissues in medical imaging.
The term is used primarily in medical and scientific contexts to describe materials used as contrast agents or objects that are visible on radiographic scans. - It is typically used to modify nouns like substance, material, agent, object, or implant. - It is the opposite of radiolucent.
- Adjective:
- The surgeon confirmed the position of the radiopaque surgical clip on the X-ray.
- For the scan, the patient drank a radiopaque contrast liquid.
- Metals and bone are naturally radiopaque.
"Radiopaque marker": A small object intentionally made visible on an X-ray to serve as a point of reference.
- The pill contained a radiopaque marker to track its movement through the digestive system.
"Radiopaque dye/contrast": A substance injected or ingested to enhance the visibility of blood vessels, organs, or other structures.
- The angiogram required an injection of a radiopaque dye.
Radiopacity (noun): The quality or degree of being radiopaque.
- The radiopacity of the new composite material was tested.
Radiopacify (verb, rare): To make a substance radiopaque.
- The compound is used to radiopacify the cement.
- Opaque to radiation: (Descriptive phrase)
- Radio-dense: (A less common technical synonym)
- Radiolucent: Transparent to radiation, appearing dark on radiographic images.
- Fatty tissue is relatively radiolucent.
- not transparent to X-rays or other forms of radiation
- barium sulfate is radiopaque