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X-ray of Morbidly Obese Patient

This lateral (from the side) X-ray of a person with morbid obesity shows the extensive redundancy of skin folds and fat deposition. The difficulty in seeing the underlying bones is related to the attenuation of the X-ray beam from the excess soft tissue.

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Title: X-ray of Morbidly Obese Patient

Caption: This lateral (from the side) X-ray of a person with morbid obesity shows the extensive redundancy of skin folds and fat deposition. The difficulty in seeing the underlying bones is related to the attenuation of the X-ray beam from the excess soft tissue.

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Image size: 972 × 840 px | 2.3 MB

Print size: 8.2 × 7.1 cm | 382.7 × 330.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ABDOMEN • BARE TORSO • BELLY • FAT MAN • FAT PERSON • FAT • GORDO • IMAGE • IMAGING • MEDICAL • MEDICINAL • MORBID • OBÈSE • OBESITY • OF • OVERWEIGHT • PERSON • PICTURE • SCIENCE • STOMACH • TORSO • TRUNK (BODY) = TORSO • TRUNK (BODY) • X-RAY • XRAY