Images produced by x-ray technicians for diagnostic purposes are called?

• A. HPI
• B. PSHx
• C. Support Resources
• D. Radiographs

Answer: (D)

Images produced by x-ray technicians for diagnostic purposes are called radiographs. The word radiograph literally refers to an image created by X-ray radiation, used to visualize bones, organs, and other structures to aid diagnosis. The other terms describe parts of the patient’s history or non-imaging resources, not the actual pictures: one is the narrative of symptoms and timeline, another lists past surgeries, and the last is not a standard imaging term. So radiographs is the precise label for the X-ray images used in diagnostics.