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Transillumination through the chest is only possible on small newborns. Diagnosis of pneumothorax is always confirmed by chest X-ray.
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Transillumination: The passing of a strong beam of light through a part of the body for medical inspection. A method of examination by the passage of light through tissues or a body cavity.
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Transillumination. Your doctor may shine a light through your scrotum. With a spermatocele, the light will indicate that the mass is fluid-filled rather than solid.
Ultrasound.
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transillumination - a fiberoptic light probe placed on the baby's chest wall (the side of the chest with the air leak transmits brighter light). This procedure is often used in an emergency.
Treatment for pneumothorax and other air leaks: ...
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EndoLumina II transillumination system Fiberoptic medical device designed to aid in the visualization and identification of the esophagus, rectum and other anatomic structures by transillumination during laparoscopic, ...
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A procedure called "sinus transillumination" may, or may not, also be helpful. Using a flashlight pressed up against the skin of the cheek, the practitioner will look in the patient's open mouth.
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If the cyst is large, your physician may shine a light through it -- a procedure called transillumination -- to prove that it is a fluid filled growth.
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head CT scan to look for pituitary tumor
mammography
serum prolactin
transillumination (a light is placed against the breast to help determine if there is an accumulation of fluid in the tissue)
ultrasonography (ultrasound of the breast) ...
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