Question 1

what does a shadow on a mammogram mean?

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Many things: A shadow on the mammogram could represent normal breast tissue, overgrown breast tissue, a benign tumor, a cyst, or a breast cancer, among other things.  Sometimes your doctor may order additional mammogram views or an ultrasound to get a different view of the area.

Question 2

what does it mean if you have a shadow on your kidney?

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Kidney shadow: You need to ask the physician (p) who ordered the test this question. I do not know what test was ordered or why it ordered. Speak to the p who ordered the test for an answer to your question as the p knows the patient the best and can give a meaningful differential diagnosis.

Question 3

rentgen of sella turcica was comented like this: there is prononced shadowing (darkness) in sella turcica (fosa hypophisalis). what does this mean?

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I have no idea: Hi. Unfortunately, X-rays of the sella are next to worthless. All we do to investigate the pituitary anatomically is high resolution thin cut MRI with gadolinium. What is the clinical condition that made your doc try to look at the pituitary with X-ray? I hope that if there is real concern over pituitary function or question of tumor, you get an MRI. Good luck!

Question 4

what does shadow on x-ray kidney mean?

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I Don't Know: The term is extremely non-specific and very non-informative. It could mean anything or nothing. Sorry.

Question 5

what does it mean when a xray shows overlapping shadows?

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Radiographs are: Shadowgrams - meaning everything in a view overlaps, which is why most require multiple views in different positions to be "complete".  Usually, a radiologist can decipher the overlaps and understand what is happening, but sometimes is not sure and may say something like "... May be a nodule or due to overlapping structures.".  Ribs and vessels are 2 things that can add up to mimic  disease.

Question 6

could a 'shadow" on an ecg mean cancer?

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No, absolutely not!: Ecg is not a good tool to detect cancer. So, relax...

Question 7

what could a shadow on a brain ct mean?

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: It is not feasible to know what this means and have no information to correlate   Repose your question and provide clinical symptoms and more data involving image

Question 8

does a shadow on a mammogram mean cancer?

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Depends: Every mammogram contains shadows, since shadows are created by normal breast tissue.  They are also created by benign conditions as well as by cancer.  The variation in the radiographic findings give information to the radiologist to suggest the likely cause.

Question 9

what does term nion-shadowing echogenic focus mean?

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Not a Stone: Stones or calcifications will block the ultrasound beam and cause a sonic shadow. An echogenic focus produces more echoes and appears brighter than surrounding tissues. Small ones in the liver are typically hemangiomas but they can represent a variety of lesions.

Question 10

what does it mean to be born with shadow on the lungs?

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Wording issue: I would guess you are talking about x-rays, because interpretation is made by interpreting various shadows. The term you ? Is very non specific. There are normal organs like the thymus, that can produce an oddly dense feature that overlays the heart and lungs  & might be interpreted this way. Other "shadows" are est explained by the people with the x-rays in hand to look at.

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