title: Radiologic assessment of bone and joint disease. I. Magnification radiology.
abstract: The advantages and limitations of magnification techniques are presented. Optical and geometrical techniques each have their proponents. The geometrical technique has proven valuable in the assessment of trauma, metabolic bone disease, arthritis, osteomyelitis, and neoplasm. It often shows pathology inapparent on conventional radiographs.
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011858:Radiographic Magnification / Q000379:methods*