POE Pathologies

Abscess

An encapsulated infection particularly in the lungs. ADDITIVE

Acromegaly

An overgrowth of the hands feet face and jaw as a result of hyper secretion of growth hormones, increased bone mass. ADDITIVE

Active osteomyelitis

Bone infection, loss of bone tissue, resulting in decrease of thickness and composition. DESTRUCTIVE

Additive condition

Disease harder to penetrate because they require increasing technical factors to achieve proper IR exposure

aerophagia

Psychological disorder, resulting in abnormal swallowing of air. DESTRUCTIVE

Anorexia nervosa

Psychological eating disorder with extreme weight loss. DESTRUCTIVE

Aortic aneurysm

Large dilation of aorta, increased thickness of affected part. ADDITIVE

Ascites

Fluid accumulation in peritoneal cavity causes increased tissue thickness. ADDITIVE

Aseptic necrosis

Death of bone tissue results and decrease thickness and composition. DESTRUCTIVE

Atelectasis

Collapse of lung results in airlessness of lung tissue. increase in lung density. ADDITIVE

Atrophy

Wasting away of body tissue with diminished cell proliferation. DESTRUCTIVE

Bowel obstruction

Abnormal accumulation of air and fluid in the bowel. DESTRUCTIVE

Bronchiectasis

Dilation of bronchi, increase in lung tissue density. ADDITIVE

Calcified stones

Commonly found in gallbladder and kidneys. ADDITIVE

Carcinoma

Malignancies in bone causing osteolytic process, decreased thickness. DESTRUCTIVE

Cardiomegaly

Enlargement of the heart, increased thickness. ADDITIVE

Chronic osteomyelitis

Bone infection, bone growth at infection site. ADDITIVE

Cirrhosis

Fibrotic changes in liver, enlarges. ADDITIVE

Congestive heart failure

Heart is in failure, cardiac output is diminished. ADDITIVE

Degenerative arthritis

Information of joints, destruction of adjoining bone tissue. DESTRUCTIVE

Destructive condition

Easier to penetrate from decrease in thickness

Edema

Swelling causes increase in tissue thickness and alters composition. ADDITIVE

Emaciation

Wasting away of body tissue, reduced thickness. DESTRUCTIVE

Emphysema

Over distention of lung tissues by air, decreases lung density. DESTRUCTIVE

empyema

Puss in thoracic cavity, increase in tissue density. ADDITIVE

Fibrosarcoma

Malignant tumor of bone metaphysis, causes osteolytic lesion with a moth eaten appearance. DESTRUCTIVE

Gout

Areas of bone destruction results in punched out lesions, reducing bone composition during chronic stages of metabolism disease. DESTRUCTIVE

Hemothorax

Blood accumulates in pleural cavity. ADDITIVE

Hydrocephalus

Dilation of fluid filled cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the head. ADDITIVE

Hydrothorax

Non-inflammatory buildup of serious fluid in pleural cavities. ADDITIVE

Hyperparathyroidism

Oversecretion of parathyroid hormone, calcium leaves bone, and enters bloodstream. DESTRUCTIVE

Multiple myeloma

Malignant tumor arises from plasma cells of bone marrow and causes punched out osteolytic areas on the bone. DESTRUCTIVE

Osteitis deformans

Breakdown and regrowth of bone or increased. BOTH

Osteoblastic metastasis

Spread of cancer to bone, uncontrolled new bone growth. ADDITIVE

Osteochondroma

Tumor arising in bone and cartilage. ADDITIVE

Osteolytic metastasis

Some malignancies spread to bone, produced destruction. DEESTRUCTIVE

Osteomalacia

Defect in bone mineralization, decrease composition. DESTRUCTIVE

Osteoporosis

Defect in bone production, osteoblast failure. DESTRUCTIVE

Pagets disease

Increase in bone cell activity, new bone growth. ADDITIVE

Pleural effusion

Pleural cavity fills with either Blood or serous fluid. ADDITIVE

Pneumoconiosis

Inhalation of dusk particles causes fibrotic changes. ADDITIVE

Pneumonectomy

Removal of lung. ADDITIVE

Pneumonia/Pneumonitis

Inflammation of lung tissues, fluid fills in alveolar spaces. ADDITIVE

Pneumothorax

Free air in pleural cavity displaces normal lung tissue. DESTRUCTIVE

Pulmonary edema

Fluid fills interstitial, lung tissues, and the alveoli. ADDITIVE

Sclerosis

Increase in hardening as result of chronic inflammation in bone. ADDITIVE

Tuberculosis

Infection by microbacteria causes inflammatory response. ADDITIVE

Tumor

Abnormal new growth and tissue increase in tissue thickness. ADDITIVE