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Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of knee pain and disability, affecting millions of people — especially as they age. When your doctor suspects arthritis is behind your knee pain, an X-ray is typically the first and most important imaging test, providing clear evidence of the condition and helping guide treatment decisions.
The chest X-ray is the most commonly performed imaging test in the world. It’s fast, widely available, inexpensive, and provides a remarkable amount of information about your heart, lungs, airways, blood vessels, ribs, spine, and the soft tissues of the chest — all from a single image that takes seconds to acquire.
Your hands are essential for nearly everything you do, so when pain, swelling, or an injury strikes, getting answers quickly matters. A hand X-ray is one of the fastest and most effective imaging tests for evaluating the 27 bones, multiple joints, and surrounding structures that make up this intricate part of your body.
If you’re experiencing sudden, severe pain in your back, side, or lower abdomen, kidney stones may be the cause. An X-ray is one of the initial imaging tools available for detecting certain types of kidney stones, though it has important limitations that patients should understand.
A neck X-ray — also called a cervical spine X-ray — is a fast, painless imaging test that shows the bones of your upper spine. It’s often the first test ordered for neck pain, injury, or stiffness, providing a quick initial assessment before more advanced imaging (like CT or MRI) is considered.
A pelvis X-ray is a common imaging test that helps your doctor evaluate the bones and joints in your pelvic region, including the hip joints, sacroiliac joints, sacrum, coccyx (tailbone), and the upper portions of the femurs (thigh bones). It’s a quick and painless first step in diagnosing many conditions affecting this critical weight-bearing area of the body.
If you’re dealing with chronic congestion, facial pain and pressure, recurrent sinus infections, or headaches centered around your forehead or cheeks, your doctor may order a sinus X-ray to get a quick look at what’s happening inside your sinuses. While CT has become the preferred advanced imaging tool for sinus evaluation, a sinus X-ray can still provide useful initial information and guide treatment decisions.
A skull X-ray is a fast, noninvasive imaging test that produces pictures of the bones in your skull, including the facial bones, jawbone, and the areas around your eye sockets and sinuses. While CT scans have largely replaced skull X-rays for many serious conditions, skull X-rays remain useful in certain clinical situations and can often provide quick, valuable answers.
If your doctor has recommended imaging, you may be wondering whether you need an MRI or an X-ray. While both tests help physicians see inside the body, they serve different purposes and provide different types of information.
If your doctor suspects rheumatoid arthritis (RA), imaging is often part of the evaluation process. X-rays are one of the most commonly used tools to help assess joint damage, monitor disease progression, and guide treatment decisions.
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