In 1895, German physics professor Wilhelm Röntgen produced and discovered X-rays while experimenting with Lenard tubes and Crookes tubes and began studying them. In his initial report, the first paper written on X-rays, Röntgen referred to the radiation as "X", to indicate that it was an unknown type of radiation.
The name stuck, although many of his colleagues suggested calling them Röntgen rays (over his great objections). Interestingly, they are still referred to as such in many languages. In 1901, Röntgen received the first Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery.
Today, X-rays are essential in various sectors such as health care and transportation security. People even use them to detect art forgeries!
To show you just how deeply they have penetrated our lives, Bored Panda put together a list of some of the most interesting X-ray images we could find on the Internet. From an Egyptian sarcophagus to a metal arm, let's take a closer look, shall we?
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Roommate Is A Radiology Major And Today They X-Rayed Flowers. Thought You Guys Might Enjoy
Agreed! A print of this to hang would be fantastic!
Load More Replies...That is so pretty, they could sell that as art work.
X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to visible light. But X-rays have higher energy than light and can pass through most objects, including the body. Medical X-rays are used to generate images of tissues and structures inside the body. If X-rays traveling through the body also pass through an x-ray detector on the other side of the patient, an image will be formed that represents the “shadows” formed by the objects inside the body.
5-Day Progression Of Covid Pneumonia
The problem is, no matter what you show them, they are firm in their (wrong) beliefs
Load More Replies...I've had viral pnumonia in 2009. I was in hospital on high volume oxygen for almost a week before they started weaning me off it, and took almost 2 months to recover. Later, all my hair fell out because I was so ill (it grew back). My lungs looked pretty much like this.
Not to sound thick, but I don't understand what is happening. Are the lungs disintegrating?
and at 5th day she was ventilated... God bless her and all infected. I too was affected by Covid disease, survived at home, and it has been very hard, let's imagine one like x-ray. I would like to "dedicate" these images to Covidiots.
General practitioner, medical researcher, and founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research, Iris Gorfinkel, M.D., told Bored Panda that probably the most common X-ray of all is the chest X-ray, simply because it's often done when people are coughing, especially longer than a couple of weeks. "Other common X-rays that are fairly routine are mammography (looking for breast cancer in women) and CAT scans (we'll do CAT scans of the chest, the abdomen, and that's often to look for various cancers as well)."
X-Ray Of A Pregnant Dog
Yes and no. It is often done after the 51. day to count the puppies (which is dumb imo). Before is really bad, after is probably problematic in the long run. There are not enough studies, but it likely correlates with an increased risk for cancer just like in humans. But if there is a medical reason I don’t see a way around.
Load More Replies...Depending on the breed that's normal, don't worry :)
Load More Replies...The Radiology Waiting Room In Local Hospital Has The Usual Naff Floral Decor, Except... They’re X-Rays
There's an artist out there who has made huge success with turning these x-ray photos into prints. Google "Steven N Meyers" and you'll find tons of gorgeous, affordable options. Our living room is decorated with Willow prints :-)
Load More Replies...Hah, I just commented that my clinic's radiology dept has a series like this.
Even though X-rays have saved countless lives and helped in a range of important discoveries, scientists have shown concern over the health implications of getting one. "No radiation is considered particularly healthy because ionizing radiation can interfere with the way cells divide and cause normal cells to become cancerous cells," Gorfinkel explained. "But the reality of the amount of radiation with various studies is that it's actually very low, and does not tend to do that unless they are constantly repeated."
X-Ray Of A Kiwi Bird With Its Egg
@ Tiny Dynamine, the painless birth is because of pelvis shape. Birth Canal has to be narrower to allow the upright gait that humans have.
Load More Replies...Somewhat seriously uncomfortably compressed, if I extrapolate from the human equivalent... This explains why female kiwis can't fly tho.
Load More Replies...Can this be right? What does it look like without an egg? A feathery stick?
OMG! WHERE ARE THEY! i have to go look it up on google... ill be back in a bit.
Load More Replies...X-Ray Of A Stingray
xD i dont mean to be mean, but when will people understand, its called a Xenomorph?
Load More Replies...Its all bones.. Sweet water stingrays are an asian delicacy, man are they hard to chew!!
Experts estimate that 0.4 percent of cancers in the U.S. are caused by CT scans and that an average CT scan might raise the chance of fatal cancer by 1 in 2,000. However, this figure pales in comparison to the natural incidence of fatal cancer in the US of 1 in 5.
"For the most part, for the vast majority of people getting X-rays, that's not a concern," Gorfinkel said. In other words, the risks are very little compared to the benefits of medical imaging.
X-Ray Of A Hammerhead Shark
I Have A Rare Disorder Called Cleidocranial Dysotosis. Got My First Dental X-Ray Today And I Have A Lot Of Extra Teeth
When I was a child, my uncle worked as a nurse at the local nut house (Stockton House, Newcastle Australia) Late 1980s. One of the patients was constantly hitting his face - so the nurses requested a dental checkup. They discovered the patient had several undescended teeth in the roof of his mouth, some pressing on important nerves. After surgery to remove all of the extra teeth, he started 'recovering', and after about 6 months, was deemed fit to enter society... which prompted the management to check all the patients. In all, somewhere about a third of the patients had undescended teeth - which were removed - and eventually all recovered enough to go home to their families. In turn, they checked all patients in the system nationwide. According to my uncle, was then made standard procedure to check dental records off all patients going into the mental health system.
An X-Ray Of An Egyptian Sarcophagus Revealed A Kitten Inside
Likely not. The ancient Egyptians mummified a lot of animals when they died, mostly cats
Load More Replies...To give you some context, the Earth is constantly bombarded by cosmic radiation, including X-rays. These rays are not harmless but they are unavoidable, and the radiation is at such low levels that its effects are virtually unnoticed. "There was always an ambient amount of radiation, in other words, just walking around on planet Earth, we have exposure," Gorfinkel said.
X-Ray Scans Of A Painting Of The Young Charles II Of Spain Reveal That The Artist Painted Over An Earlier Painting When Charles Was A Few Years Younger
(Not so) Fun fact: His Habsburg jaw was so pronounced he spoke and ate only with difficulty, and did not learn to talk until the age of four.
(Even less) Fun fact: His Habsburg jaw was probably the least of his (many) medical problems. Probably it wasn't so nice to be born in royal family.
Load More Replies...This man also was not only disfigured but, he also was very handicapped mentally! That is what people get when they believe in having kids with blood relatives! That in itself is sick!
the deformities of the Hapsburgs were from years of inbreeding and it was actually the cause of the family line ending.
Daughter Demanded Peppa Pig Get X-Ray With Her
Uhm...cute pict w/the pig, but nothing else should be in an xray, only the pt. This xray is very poor technique. Whoever is holding the hands needed to wear lead gloves.
I'm a student. So I know nothing. I asked myself the same question. Why not use sandbags?
Load More Replies...Normal. The break is by her right elbow. Poor baby
Load More Replies...X-Rays Of Children's' Mouths Between The Ages Of 6-12 Years Still Hold Wonder For Me, Even After Being A Dentist For 10+ Years
I dream that I'm going to lose all of my adult teeth and regrow new ones
A chest X-ray is equivalent to a just few days of the amount of natural background radiation and a mammogram is three months worth. But a CAT scan of the abdomen, for example, is worth years of natural background radiation. Gorfinkel said it's important for people to realize that CAT scans, in general, are much higher in radiation than X-rays.
Advanced Rheumatoid Arthritis
My daughter was diagnosed with RA when she was 13. She is 29 now and has had three surgeries to improve her joints to help her be able to walk. Her toes looked much like this X-ray. This is a horrible illness that is invisible until it is at this point. The pain that these patients deal with every day is heartbreaking. People still give her dirty looks when she uses a handicap parking space. Imagine if your toes looked like this...don't you think you would want to walk as little as possible?
People need to mind their own business. It sounds like your daughter is a strong, capable woman despite her suffering. Wish you all the best!
Load More Replies...My childhood piano teacher had severe arthritis, and her fingers really were just that twisted - they were at about a 40 degree angle from the knuckles, which were swollen to twice their original size. She had been an accomplished pianist but now could barely play at all, and it probably hurt like hell. We didn't get along very well, but even as a stupid self-centred kid I felt really sorry for her.
as soon as i saw it i heard my brain scream "HOLY S**T THATS NOT RIGHT"
My Wife's A Ballerina, This Is Her X-Ray While En Pointe
If you have the right padding it doesn't hurt at all and to me actually feels good, That is until you have them on for a while lol
Load More Replies...Do ppl do xrays like this for fun? Was there a medical need to radiate yourself for this?
This can break the toes and the toenails if done incorrectly and/or repetitively, even with the padding in the shoes.
Scoliosis Surgery, Before And After
Can’t imagine how painful and uncomfortable it would be to suffer such significant scoliosis.
i have a smaller degree of scoliosis and just having that makes my back hurt all the time
Load More Replies...The only reason you'd have to remove glasses is if they were specifically imaging the head/face or having an MRI.
Load More Replies...Well, I can tell you that you can live perfectly normal after this operation. I had it when I touched 18 (50+ now). The operation took 4 hours, I've been in hospital for three weeks. Then you are put in a plaster upper body shell for 4 months, and then you get a new shell for another 4 months. You may leave the bed for 30 min a day, and every week you'll add 30 min more. After 4 months you'll be able to be up as long as you like. In effect, you'll lose 9 months, but my mandatory army service was waved, so that equals out. Now I can live normal, lift reasonable weights, play fight my son, and work. No wild contact sports, obviously, but everything else is ok. Only problem is looking backwards, cause only the lower part of the spine will turn. And no heavy lifting jobs.
Jesus Christ bro god bless!! I think I would have swallowed a bottle of oxy!!
Load More Replies...Apparently the scoliosis surgery came with free laser eye surgery.
Can we take a moment and appreciate how dope glasses look on a skeleton? (uh, on an X-Ray of a person wearing glasses)
Plus the scoliosis treatment cured this dudes vision by the looks of things! Science, you beautiful bastard.
Load More Replies..."I view them as invasive tests, even though people don't feel anything going on. Considering that a CAT scan of the chest or a CAT scan of the abdomen is equivalent to three years of natural background radiation, they should be done with careful thought—they shouldn't be just done willy nilly."
X-Ray Of A Seahorse
Pregnant Cat X-Ray
Side note - gorgeous cat! (and don't hold a pregnant cat like that! Sheesh)
Years ago I adopted a pregnant stray cat. This reminded me of my dear departed Ragamuffin.
Load More Replies...They are! The radiation exposure is significantly lower than than one for humans. Also when these X-rays are performed the gestational age is far enough along to avoid developmental stages where radiation could damage certain systems such as the nervous systems. Lastly when it comes to pregnant animals you have to weigh the risk vs benefit. With ultrasound you can only view small sections of the uterus at a time and it makes it incredibly difficult to get an accurate count of the babies. This is crucial so during birth you can ensure all are delivered and non are retained.
Load More Replies...A Nice Clear X-Ray Showing My RNS Device, The Leads That Run To The Point Where My Seizures Originate
And also the brackets holding my skull together after my craniotomy (and the staples holding my scalp together).
My neurologist keeps asking me to have this surgery but I'm not sure if I am ready for this. I really hope you are doing well and wish you the best of the best. Please keep us updated.
@DiemondStar, wishing you all the best too. If you ever do go in for the surgery, please let us know, so that we can wish you luck.
Load More Replies...Makes me wanna upload my skull x-ray after having had two brain lobes removed. You can definitely see the holes.
I have a Spinal Cord Stimulator, have a photo like this. Though mine is in my lower left back, just above my bottom (not using a word that will be censored) For anyone that is curious, I have 16 leads, they are evenly spread through vertebrae L4, L5, S1 & S2. It is fascinating to see the device and leads. I love medical stuff, so it is cool to have a picture of the SCS in my own body. The reason why, is everything but cool though..
When You Accidentally X-Ray Anubis. Dog Moved At Just The Right Time During An X-Ray
X-Ray Of A Foot In Stilettos
And worn by women who want men to love them and other women to envy them.
Load More Replies...Sturdy platforms make more sense for elevation, with just a little angle.
Load More Replies...If given the choice, I'd rather deal with the Pointe shoes!
Load More Replies...The women who wear stilettos choose to do so. Whereas the women and children whose feet were bound, did not have a choice. And, aren't the toes on bound feet turned under the foot? https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-foot-binding-in-china-195228. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding
Load More Replies...About two years ago I gave away all my heels and decided never again. Best. Decision. Ever.
Well, That Sucks A Lot
Ikr? The bones shouldn’t be that sharp, since the large ones are not broken. So either something sharp was involved or really, really great force. Either way, ouch.
Load More Replies...I can't be the only one who's clutching their wrist very hard and cringing right now.
This was how my thumb dislocated when I was playing football in goal one time. This happened one year after dislocating my little finger while playing in goal. X-ray-thum...b867c0.jpg
Okay... I confess to staring at this longer than I should. Did anyone notice the radius and ulna are dislocated from the humorus as well? [Forearm dislocated from upper arm at elbow]
Snake Has A Kidney Tumor. Wanted To Share His X-Ray. Wish Him Luck In Surgery
***Wishing him the very best of luck and the speediest recover in parseltongue***
Good luck, snek boi. My own snek sends his good wishes as well.
Backscatter X-Ray Identifying Contraband In A Truck. An Operator Noticed Anomalies In The Right-Side Z Backscatter View, And Flagged This Vehicle For Further Inspection
Is it just the large blocks that are the contraband? So if they had been small they would have blended in?
They would have been slightly more difficult to detect if they had been packaged in exactly the same way as the other stuff, or if they had simply been stacked as cargo. The fact that they are obviously hiding something is the dead giveaway.
Load More Replies...That's a lot of contraband. This discovery would not have been made a few years ago. Technology is making criminals work harder.
I used to see lumber trucks in the Florida Keys being unloaded at building sites. Bales of dope were hidden in with the wood.
Why don't they X-ray containers coming from other countries. They could find people being smuggled in
They are visible only in one direction, so if packs would be center, probably would have got through if this is only thing what caused suspect.
This Is An X-Ray Of The Device Doctors Put In My Dad's Neck, Containing Undeveloped Bone Cells And Stem Cells To Regrow Parts Of His Spine. Science
It’s amazing what medical professionals and scientists can do these days.
I had C5&6 fused. The hardware in my X-ray looks the same.
Load More Replies...I Got A Panoramic X-Ray Of My Teeth The Other Day. The Dentist Forgot To Have Me Remove My Glasses
Mine will do the bite yearly and panoramic every other year. It gives a better view of the skull/jaw bone area.
Load More Replies...X-Ray Of A Flamingo
Saying 'the neck bone's connected to the neck bone' would be exhausting.
Their neck are weird. I thought they would be more like our spines
X-Ray Of A Cat With Scoliosis, Causing Her To Be Round
I was going to say, this is Pitoe! She's a sweetheart!
Load More Replies...It doesn't, I follow her on Instagram. She's very happy and very round
Load More Replies...Food makes my cat round. I had to take him to the emergency vet during the Texas snow storm . Her face was swollen etc etc . I was so worried . The vet finally came back out to my car and I'm waiting to hear what's wrong, and the first thing she told me was that he was fat ! Lol , no duh. He's 22 lbs
Girl Was Nervous The X-Ray Machine Would Hurt So I Took A Quick Shot Of Her Stuffed Fox To Show It Was Fine
For weight in these areas. Heavy beads in the butt and in the paws enable it to sit in a classic canine sit position.
Load More Replies...Miss Correct Posture, 1956. At A Chiropractic Convention In Chicago, The Contest Winners Were Picked For The Beauty Of Their X-Rays And Their Standing Posture
Healthy beauty standards ♡ (joke, still kinda creepy, as a beauty pageant can be)
The one on the right has a dark area on the lower left side of her X-ray. Anyone know the reason?
Possibly an item on the clothing she was wearing for the x-ray.
Load More Replies...Plot twist; Contestants #1, #2, and #3 went on to never be able to have children.
The one in the middle won. You can see how all her organs are distributed properly.
really now? even the Xrays have to be perfect and according to beauty standards?? this is a health issue and shouldn't be a pageant !! as if we need another way to bodyshame women by checking their X rays!
From the looks of the contestants this looks as if it was in the 1950s.
Load More Replies...X-Ray Of My Metal Arm
My stepfather has this same implant...result of multiple rotator cuff injuries.
I have a SLAP tear and am desperate for a shoulder replacement. I have Ehlers-Danlos laxity type and both of my shoulders need to be replaced. Ugh.
Load More Replies...I Took An X-Ray Today And They Told Me That My Wisdom Teeth Are Pretty Strange
Well hello there. They look exactly like mine! Well not exactly, since I had one on each side, not two, but they were 90 degrees flipped exactly like those :)
Mine were like that as well - had to have surgery to remove them. FUN!
Mine looked like that too. Real bitch to take out. They had to crack the teeth & take them out in pieces. Then i got dry sockets. It was pretty damn horrible
Oooh, I relate. I had dry sockets for five days and was yelled at for not coming in sooner, despite the fact that my mum called more than a couple of times and was told to basically suck it up - no one feels good after this surgery. Arseholes.
Load More Replies...A Man In China Had A Steel Spoon Lodged In His Esophagus For A Year, But Surprisingly, The Half-Swallowed Utensil Didn’t Cause Too Much Discomfort
Oh gawd that looks like it would be way worse than a tiny bit of discomfort...
I Took This X-Ray On A Covid+ Patient Hours After My Friend Tried To Tell Me Covid Isn't That Bad
Wow, I never know Covid caused overexposed xrays where you can still see the random EKG probes that wouldn't be there for covid.
Yes they would. I had them for gallbladder too. It's just to keep an eye on your heart during the stress.
Load More Replies...A Tiger's Paw
I'm not a zoologist, but it looks similar to x-rays of arthritis
Load More Replies...Gravid Ball Python X-Ray
sadly da sneks leave there eggs as soon as they give birth ;.; but it is good for breeding da sneks cuz the moms wont miss the kids, its is better then but not in the wild, its why some are gone ;.;
Load More Replies...One time I took an X-ray of my boa after it had eaten a mouse.... perfect mouse spine - wish I still had it!!
Took a minute to realize those are eggs, yikes! Good thing they have soft squishy shells.
I Dislocated My Jaw... While Eating Cereal
I dislocated mine while yawning once. It’s possible.
Load More Replies...Don't feel too bad. I once threw my back out while trying on a pair of shoes. I bent down to do up the laces, and bam.
The more important question is which cereal were you eating exactly, and was there any sort of dairy or plant based milk involved and if so what temperature was it at? One should like to be prepared.
Same here. Sneezing, having a hamburger or a large sushi. Or laughing.
Load More Replies...Nikola Tesla's Foot In A Shoe, By Himself. Tesla Obtained The Image In 1896 With X-Rays Generated By His Own Vacuum Tube, Similar To Lenard’s Tube, At A Distance Of 8 Feet
it made him a well grounded man, during his experiments ;o)
Load More Replies...This Guy Had Two Nails From A Nail Gun Hit His Leg, And They Both Missed His Femur And His Kneecap
A lucky man does not get nails shot in his leg..
Load More Replies...An X-Ray Of My Cat's Intestines, Kinda Looks Like Santa In A Sleigh
hello doctor could you deliver presents this year--Wait, what? why are you asking me?-- oh nothing grinchy the cat swallowed me-
Pre-Flight X-Ray Image Of Neil Armstrong's Moon Boots Taken On July 7, 1969
NASA x-rayed everything the astronauts wore in order to verify that there were no sharp objects embedded in the cloth that could puncture the pressure suit
caution is never too much... to kill an astronaut for a pin innocently left by the boot maker, would be almost criminal
There is a fascinating radio documentary from the BBC World Service that is all about the women that made/make the suits and sew all the things needed for NASA https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191219-the-women-who-sewed-the-suits-for-the-space-race
"NASA x-rayed everything the astronauts wore in order to verify that there were no sharp objects embedded in the cloth that could puncture the pressure suit"
Load More Replies...An X-Ray Of A Ghost Bat
Since bat wings are just skin stretched between elongated finger bones, bats fly through the power of jazz hands
Love the little ribcage!! And look at how big those arm muscles have to be!!
Just Received My X-Rays From Saturday’s Debacle. They Had To Cut My Ring Off Before Returning My Bones To Their Full Upright And Locked Position
My fingers are still sore/stiff/swollen but mostly functional
it's from Tony Hawks Instagram account...my guess would be something skateboard related
Load More Replies...I dislocated my middle finger during a roller derby bout. It is very painful.
Whoever this guy is - from all his x-rays - he sure had a lot of injuries
I can't imagine how painful that must have been getting them set where they go!!
Cheese!
Only if it can interfere with the X-ray. It looks like this was upper chest, so no necklace, but earrings o.k.
Load More Replies...skulls always smiles... maybe a manner to exorcise the death they evoke?
That’s unprofessionally taken. All X-rays should be coned down to just the area of interest... unnecessary exposure.
X-Ray Of A LED Bulb From Philips
Forensic x-ray techniques for examining the inside of metal objects have been around for a long time, they're also vital for inspecting for fatigue in aircraft parts. Here's an example of xrays through soild steel padlocks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66LzyOcFvTM
Load More Replies...Chest X-Ray Of Attempted Suicide By Injecting Elemental Mercury (Quicksilver) Intravenously
This is an oversimplified analogy but imagine injecting stainless steel if it was liquid at room temperature. Pure mercury is still toxic but less reactive than mercury compounds. The main challenge is removing the physical mercury before it reacts or causes a physical blockage somewhere.
Yes. And it is HEAVY. This person now has a super heavy liquid flowing alongside the blood in their veins - and really _alongside_ because it won't dissolve or mix like other substances might. I wonder if it's possible to feel the flow of the mercury... though I shudder at the thought.
Load More Replies...Mercury salts are quite hazardous as they readily react with biology. Most exposure to metallic mercury is dangerous if untreated, and since most people don't know they've ingested some, it remains untreated until other symptoms develop. Chelation therapy binds heavy metals to EDTA to allow the liver and kidneys to remove it from the bloodstream. As a side-note, there are various 'supplements' and 'diets' claiming this function, all of them are bullshit. This process can only be performed as an inpatient at a specialized hospital.
Load More Replies...That’s really sad that the person felt like they needed to do that, but I’ll admit the x-ray looks very cool.
This is very sad. The thing is , he will or might have to live with this .
I Love How Sinister These Cute, Innocent Dolls Look Under X-Ray. It Shows Their True Colours
This peek-a-boo doll shrieks that over and over again even with just one squeeze. It also covers its eyes. If only it would cover my ears
This is from xraysofthings on Instagram. There is a scarier doll on there than this.
Load More Replies...No dolls are "cute, innocent". I have yet to see a "baby" doll that wasn't just plain creepy. All dolls grow up to be clowns.
X-Ray Of A Plant As A Decoration At My Local Hospital
U know what would be most interesting, The real Plants.
Load More Replies...Ineffective Gold Thread Acupuncture Treatment For Osteoarthritis Of The Left Knee
Wait... Those squigly lines are gold threads? Can somebody please explain?
It's kind of similar to acupuncture with needles. The needles go to certain points to "turn off" the pain. The little gold threads are supposed to do the same but long term since they stay at those points. But what was done here was just ... I have no words. There should be a few gold threads at certain points and it isn't supposed to look like someone shot the knee with buckshot. If done properly the person will have less to no pain what makes them use the knee the way it should be used (no relieving posture), strenghten the muscles etc.
Load More Replies...Like any therapy, alternative or otherwise, it works only if done properly. From this X-Ray, yeah, they were likely treated by their aunts next door neighbor's daughter's friend who read paragraph on Pinterest or an article in Mother Earth News, and decided they knew everything they needed to know. I'm a huge believer in alternative therapies in conjunction with "modern" medicine, but this kind of thing just frustrates me. There really needs to be consequences for this
Load More Replies...My friend received gold "shots" from her rheumatoid arthritis specialist. I wonder if it would look like this. She didn't think they were working.
wow! a new way to steal money with miraculous treatments from a great "Doctor"... Gold is absolutely neutral inserted in some way in our body; what kind of "positive action" may have so casually distributed under the skin? I believe in traditional Chinese medicine about Acupuncture, and it's an effective help without chemicals, but this is a charlatan money steal.
Osteoarthritis is a biomechanical complaint. Acupuncture doesn’t work on bones.
My Son Got Shot In The Face By A BB Gun Two Years Ago (Accidentally). Found The BB Today
My stepdad had a BB in his forehead from when he was a kid. He could move it around under the skin.
My son was shot by another kid when he was 9yrs old. The bb entered his heart sac, barely missing a major artery. They kept him in urgent care unit for almost a week to see if he was going to have any complications, he didn't, so the left it in. He's 47 now & can still feel the bb moving around in there.
X-Ray Techs Were Amazed At My Cervical Spine Imaging Given Extreme Hyper Mobility
Reminds me of that shower advertisement of the girl with her neck in that position
If this is normal for you and you have other things thumb can touch your arm joint pain etc. just check if you have Ehlers Danlos.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of that gosling who would fall over backwards when drinking water
I wonder if the patient has Ehler Danlos Syndrome. If so, they may be seriously flexible, but I bet they’re in agony the whole time.
Yeah. I just learned last week that doing this is, apparently, not normal. ...its normal for me! Lol
This Person Broke This On Sunday And Came In On Thursday
Remember kids, get yourself to the hospital ASAP when you break a bone
When my son was two years old, he fell down a couple flights of stairs and said his wrist hurt. He could open and close his hand and wasn't screaming, so we thought little of it at the time. The next morning, he would turn his hand over when washing it. We figured it was just a little sprain and took him to his regular doctor to have it looked at. The doctor agreed that it was probably a sprain, but his practice had just gotten their own x-ray unit and wanted to try it out, so kiddo got his wrist imaged. Turns out it was broken across both bones just like in this image, it just hadn't shifted apart yet. Even his doctor was very surprised to find out. It might be that this person had no idea the arm was broken until the bones shifted apart days later.
Probably like my mum, “Oh I don’t like to make a fuss, it’s fine really.” Meanwhile hand is literally hanging off.
My sister broke her ankle on a Friday and went in on Monday. HER BONE WASN'T STICKING OUT!! Plus, she could still walk on it, we thought it was a sprain
X-Rays Before And After Spinal Fusion Surgery For Scoliosis. I Had Surgery At 12 After The Curvature Continued Getting Worse Despite Interventions Being Taken
15 years since surgery and I have no back-related issues. The only issues are caused by the scar tissue from the auto-bone graft from my hip
My cousin also has a spinal fusion two years ago this March. He is doing a lot better now
X-Ray Of My Arm After Amputation, Thanks To Driver Who Fell Asleep At The Wheel
I really hope you are not a lefty. This amputation will be a double killer to me.
Ye same. I wouldn't be able to write/Play My Baritone/Trumpet..... or play any games :(
Load More Replies...My Wife Took Our Cat To The Vet And My Son Told The Vet His Toy Dinosaur Was Feeling Poorly So The Vet Gave It An X-Ray
Weirdly looks like a tiny dinosaur inside the big one... The black bits being the smaller dino.
X-Ray Of A Panda Hand vs. A Human Hand; Pandas Have An Extra "Thumb" To Help Grip Bamboo Stalks
Bullet In Knee After 14 Years. A 46-Year-Old Man With A Prior Gunshot Wound To The Left Knee Presented With Worsening Knee Pain
Radiographs showed fragmentation of the bullet into innumerable metallic particles
My (Nearly 60-Years-Old) Father's Arm After Being Thwomped By A Cow This Morning
Just A Bunch Of Grapes. Green Ones To Be Slightly More Specific
This X-Ray Of A Male Veiled Chameleon Shows The Internal Structure Of Its Casque (Structure On The Head) Which Is Used To Collect Dew, Funneling It Towards The Mouth
Missing Dentures Found In Man's Throat 8 Days After Surgery
He would've probably thought it was just soreness from the op
Load More Replies...How does that even happen? I would have though the dentures would be too big to fit down the throat.
With the muscles fully relaxed when under anesthesia, it is not so hard. But to not réalisé for eight days ?!?
Load More Replies...I thought you were supposed to take dentures out when you sleep. Did they all just forget?
Doctor’s Office Christmas Card Is An X-Ray Made To Look Like Rudolph
Polydactyl Claw X-Ray
It was just pictures of cats with extra toes.
Load More Replies...When it's mirrored like this its referred to as a 'claw.' Medically, your digits are numbered 1-5, in a situation like this, the numbering scheme doesn't work because their digit 2 is abnormal, 3, 4, and 5 are normal, despite their being an extra set of 3, 4 and 5 on the other side!
Load More Replies...Wasp X-Ray
Thought I Had Jammed My Pinky. At The Doc's Office The Next Day, She Told Me To Come With Her To The X-Ray Room And To Bring My Camera
She said it was a 'spiral fracture' and that she doesn't get to see many of those (she's my PCP). I was quickly referred over to ortho
I Give This Post Two Thumbs Up
A Wooden Adjustable Doll. Some Interesting Bits In The Inside
I have one of these, his name is Dave. Dave always makes springy noises when I pose him.
Load More Replies...Lipsticks! I Love That They Added Some Weight To A Couple To Make Them Feel Expensive
I took this X-ray. It’s on my Instagram xraysofthings. All lipsticks weigh the same. If it feels heavy, they’ve added weight to it.
Load More Replies...Expensive lipsticks have an extra weight for balancing. One can hold a balanced stick easier, when used. So, yes expensive lipsticks are made heavier.
My Heart Rat Had To Have X-Rays. This One's The Most Humorous. She Gave 2 Poops
My X-Rays Before Braces In August 2018 To Now August 2020
My Newborn Son's X-Ray At 1 Day Old
X-Ray Of A Photographer And Camera
Snake X-Ray
80’s Video Monitor/TV Screen. I Found One Small Enough To X-Ray. This One Brought Me Joy. I Hope It Does For You Too
Ha! I brought a portable CRT set on a plane in my carry-on bag (i think it was in 2015). I was curious what the guy behind the baggage scanner ended up seeing.
X-Ray Of A Coconut
No, that's just the massive husk forming the avocado-like shape. The round part in the middle is the coconut itself. A lot of people only ever see that part because they hack off the husk before the coconuts are sent to the supermarket. I had no idea coconuts didn't look like that straight off the tree until I went to Queensland.
Load More Replies...X-Ray Of A Turtle With Eggs
Panoramic X-Ray Of A Child (Adult Teeth Growing In)
Looks very similar to the one further up about 6-12y old's teeth...
My Chest X-Ray After 3 Pacemaker Surgeries, A Median Sternotomy And Valve Repair
Moon Snail Shell. This Was Collected By A Friend Off Of Savary Island B.C.
X-Ray Of A Hedgehog With Balloon Syndrome
It's when a hedgehog gets gas trapped under the skin thanks to an infection, apparently. Thankfully it's treatable.
Load More Replies...Patient Went To Take Vitamins She Had In Her Pocket, Scooped Up The Ring In There As Well
Fun fact, the reason the ring was in her pocket in the first place was because the center stone fell out and she was going to take it to the jewelers.
Damn, she's good at swallowing; would have thought she'd gag on a ring straight away
Thank for the explanation! I was panicking thinking: _Where is the rock?!_
Did she have the vitamin pills loose in her pocket???? Don't people stop and look what's in their hand before putting it in their mouth? It's both gross and stupid.
The Little Girl Swallowed A Coin
I had to go to the emergency room one time, the kid in the room next to us had a coin being removed out of her throat. the screams were terrifying even a room over.
The Worst Case Of Rheumatoid Arthritis I've Ever Seen
I think at that point, I would just want them amputated so I could be done with it. That poor person must be in constant pain.
It is entirely possible for a hand specialist to fix this. I've had both my hands rebuilt this way after 32 years of RA!
Load More Replies...My dad had exactly the same. He used to have beautiful handwriting but RA took care of that .
Anne Geddes Baby Bear Toy. I Hope You Saw This In The Morning And Not Right Before Bed
Hedgehog (Dark Spot Is Gas In The Stomach)
6 Years Ago Today I Had A Surgery To Straighten Up My Spine, This Is The Before And After Result. I Gained 5 Cm With The Process
I Went For A Sinus X-Ray And They Said I Didn't Need To Takes Out All My Piercings, This Is What It Looked Like
Steel Boned Corset. I Can’t Believe This Is Clothing
Finally Cropped Out All My Personal Info So, Enjoy This X-Ray
Not Every Day You See A Prosthetic Breaking
Screech Owl
Godzilla, King Of The Monsters
Father In Law Is A Radiologist. Put This In His X-Ray Stack For My Hand
My Daughter's X-Ray Last Year When She Was 5 Years Old. I Was Amazed At Seeing This
My Friends X-Ray After Being Shot With A Shotgun
That birdshot hit with quite a bit of force to have broken his humerus.
Point-blank perhaps? Maybe just a few feet away?
Load More Replies...Winnie Jungbluth, At 5 Years Old “She's Exhibiting Nesting Behavior But Hasn't Laid Any Eggs And We Are Worried About Her”
Went Through 21 Years Thinking I Never Broke A Bone Until An X-Ray For A Shoulder Problem Revealed This Atrocity, It Broke And Healed Without Me Knowing, Was Nice Knowing You
It could happened when he/she was a baby. You'd think you'd notice but if it happens at birth, it can easily be missed
Honestly, I've broken bones as an adult and didn't realize it. Sometimes it doesn't hurt as bad as you'd think.
A Woman I Work With Had An X-Ray Done To Her Foot For Her Arthritis... Found This Surprise. Apparently It's Been There For Over 30 Years
Probably did but the doctor is expensive and it must not have been causing problems
Load More Replies...I feel bad for her. Although even though I am only 11, i am used to being poked by pins and needles all the time!
My mother stepped on a needle. Just 6 hours later it was found near her knee. Happy X-ray.
So My Patient Wouldn’t Let Me X-Ray Her Unless I Promised To X-Ray Her Pony After
X-Ray Of A Pregnant Dog
Xray Of My Little Finger Dislocated
I Have 5 Wisdom Teeth
Digestion In The Process - X-Ray Of A Diamond Python
My 7 year old guessed rabbit before seeing commebts that also say rabbit .
An Old X Ray Of My Pacemaker/Defibrillator. I’ve Since Gotten A New Heart And Don’t Need It Anymore
Don't Punch Things Folks
A Well Loved Pair Of Capezio Tap Shoes
Oh wow! That is so cool! I want to x-ray my tap shoes, I don't know if they would look similar though, they are not Capezios, and Capezio's are really good quality usually
I took this X-ray, they belong to my wife. I took images of her other pairs. They are all similar.
Load More Replies...It's interesting the amount of nails required to hold on the sole.
My (33 Year Old) X Rays Showing My Remaining Baby Teeth
Fat-Tailed Gecko
This Is My X-Ray After I Ate A Quarter After Stealing It From My Brother When I Was 5
Waait.. are you my classmate? He ate a quarter when he was 5 and he has a brother..
I Finally Got X-Rays Of My Leg After Amputation
Does the bone heal over into a more rounded shape on the end eventually? My inner woodworker really wants to round over the sharp edges.
No, it does not. But the end is bevelled to prevent tissue injury around the bone.
Load More Replies...OMG my pet rat Wells has a leg missing from exactly the same spot - just below the elbow. You can feel the tiny joint bending and flexing inside the stump because rats have very loose skin. Now I know what it must look like! No prosthetics for rats, but she gets by just fine.
I wonder why they did'n't just remove the remnants of the fibula, since it isn't a weight-bearing bone anyway.
This X-Ray Of My Hedgehog
“You can do it with a giraffe if you stand on a stool, but the hedgehog can never be b*ggered at all!”
It Would Be Pointless For A Guessing Game, So Here’s A Twix
My Cat Louis Ate A Key. Don't Worry, He Is Okay Post-Enterotomy
cats, dogs, small children; they all put things in their mouths and swallow them without any rhyme or reason. When an adult does it on purpose, it's another matter entirely; usually a surgery consult and a psych consult.
Load More Replies...A Nespresso Machine
Dads Leg Xray
How Fat My Cat Looks In His X-Ray
My Snake Is Full Of Eggs
Today I Took A Dental X-Ray For A Child. This Is How The Milk Teeth Change Permanently. The Picture Clearly Shows How The Premolar Comes Out
The baby teeth's roots are supposed to dissolve and then the adult tooth pushes it out.
Load More Replies...Swamy X-Ray From When I Was 3 And Swallowed An AA Battery
My Little Pony Collection. They’re My Daughter’s Newer Ones. We Blew Up My Sister’s Original Ones Back In The Day
The photos are appropriately credited at the bottom left corner of the pic and the link takes you directly to your Instagram page. I think you can stop crediting yourself on every image they used of yours.
Load More Replies...As I Am No Botanist, Here Is An X-Ray Of A Random House Plant
Since We’re Posting Cool X-Rays (Possibly A Gila Monster)
My Gecko Got X-Rays The Other Day And Thought You Guys Might Like To See
Wow, the bones are so tiny. I have a leopard gecko as well but I didn’t think his tail bones especially were that small.
Saxophone
i know some people that play saxophones. takes lots of finger coordination with all the buttons.
I play the alto sax (I'm not very good though) and it is hard at first but not so hard with practice.
Load More Replies...X-Ray From The Dentist Shows A BB From When I Got Shot In The Face About 15 Years Ago
X-Ray Of Blow Dart In My Hand
One example would be someone goes to blow a blow dart at your face and you block it with your hand.
Load More Replies...Cat Pooping During An Xray
This Is An Xray Of My Old Cochlear Implant. Unfortunately It Didn't Work, So It Was Removed. But It Is Pretty Wild To See All Of The Parts That Were In My Head
ED Patient From A While Ago Who Stabbed Himself In The Leg - AP Showed The Knife Sitting Around 2 cm Medially To The Femur
Dwarf Mongoose
I Went To The Dentist For Tooth Pain, I Got My X-Rays Taken And The Dental Assistant Said My Wisdom Teeth Were "Like Something Out Of A Textbook"
A Bike Going Through The Security X-Ray At The Malaga Airport
Black & Decker Coffee Maker
Sunbeam Heating Blanket
A Baseball
An X-Ray Of My Dog's (Naturally) Bent Tail
3 of my cats have messed up tails too. I'm guessing they look the same!
Here’s What A Canine Skull X-Ray Looks Like
This Xray I Have Of A Pregnant Woman
You Can See My Smart Watch In The X-Ray Of My Broken Arm
My 4-Year-Old Daughter’s Dental X-Ray Image
X-Rayed A Turtle
X-Rays Of My Spinal Fusion Surgery Before And After
Had A BB Removed From My Arm After 20-ish Years, Here’s The X-Ray And Post Op Culprit
Got Bored At Work And X-Rayed My Flash Drive
X-Ray Of My Bunion. I Thought It Was Interesting
the most interesting bit isn't the bunion but how two of her foot bones have fused together
A Bunch Of Random Pens. My Favourite Is Third From The Left, You Can See The Little Crystals Really Well On The X-Ray
An X-Ray Of My Parrot
X-Ray Of A Nintendo Switch I Took, Thought Some Of You Might Find It Interesting
Dental 3D X-Ray On A Child
The Vet Forgot To Take Off My Pug's (Fake) Pearl Necklace Before An X-Ray
Forgot To Take Out My Bars Before A Chest X-Ray Today
A Friend Of Mine Asked Me To X-Ray Products To See If We Were Getting Ripped Off. So Far The Biggest Rip Off Has Been This Extinguisher
Somebody is probably going to chime in and say it’s filled only 75% for a reason, but they’re likely just a shill for big fire extinguisher
The "empty space" is the pressurized gas that propels the fire retardant!
If you get too much retardant you get no pressure to put out your fire.
Load More Replies...They aren't "filled" they're pressurized, and they're a mix of both solid and gas. Also, you're supposed to flip them upside-down every year or so to keep that solid stuff from compacting.
Interesting that they claim only a shill for big fire extinguisher would say it is that level for a reason. I will be the one to say it is because it is under pressure. If it were not, you would not have it shoot out when you squeeze the handle.
My Nipple Piercing On My Chest X-Ray
The Extra Row Of Teeth In The X-Ray Of My 7-Year-Old Kid
Someone Took "The Key To The Heart Is Through The Stomach" A Bit Too Literally
Had My Septum Ring Flipped Up Inside My Nose During An Xray And This Is How The X Rays Came Out
one time, in 5th grade, i dislocated my pinky while playing ball. i don't wanna say it was sideways but....how do i put this. so there are 3 bones in your pinky, right? imagine the top 2 bones NEXT to the bottom 3rd bone. yeah so imagine that. freaky right? but the strange thing is, that it didn't even hurt. i felt totally normal. it only hurts when i pull it or try to move it. i went to the ER and they straight up put a needle in my pinky. 2, actually. it became numb, and they popped it back it place. and it was the most satisfying sound ever. it also swelled and i had to wait 6 weeks for it to go back to normal. and thru the whole thing, i didn't even cry. THE END
About half of these fascinated me. The other half filled me with a deep sense of existential dread.
About 10 years I had foot surgery to remove a neuroma and file down a bunionette. It took forever to heal and I thought it was strange since I'm a fast healer. A few month ago I broke my pinky toe. When they took the xrays I found out that instead of filing down the bunionette, the doctor had just cut off the entire end of the bone. It certainly explains why it took so long to heal.
Wow! Was it malpractice, or was it just that he had to alter the procedure for good reasons, but neglected to tell you?
Load More Replies...one time, in 5th grade, i dislocated my pinky while playing ball. i don't wanna say it was sideways but....how do i put this. so there are 3 bones in your pinky, right? imagine the top 2 bones NEXT to the bottom 3rd bone. yeah so imagine that. freaky right? but the strange thing is, that it didn't even hurt. i felt totally normal. it only hurts when i pull it or try to move it. i went to the ER and they straight up put a needle in my pinky. 2, actually. it became numb, and they popped it back it place. and it was the most satisfying sound ever. it also swelled and i had to wait 6 weeks for it to go back to normal. and thru the whole thing, i didn't even cry. THE END
About half of these fascinated me. The other half filled me with a deep sense of existential dread.
About 10 years I had foot surgery to remove a neuroma and file down a bunionette. It took forever to heal and I thought it was strange since I'm a fast healer. A few month ago I broke my pinky toe. When they took the xrays I found out that instead of filing down the bunionette, the doctor had just cut off the entire end of the bone. It certainly explains why it took so long to heal.
Wow! Was it malpractice, or was it just that he had to alter the procedure for good reasons, but neglected to tell you?
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