transillumination…

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what the risks are --> infant brain test, transillumination, shining of a light, a body cavity, organ, room lights, dimmed, turned off so that the appropriate part seen more, a bright light is then pointed at a cavity, organ, the head, scrotum, chest of a premature, newborn infant, breast of an adult female, scrotum of an adult male, no preparation is necessary, no discomfort associated, this test, commonly performed on newborns, infants, hydrocephalus, males suspected of having a hydrocele, performed on breast tissue to detect lesions, cysts, in newborns, a bright halogen light, transilluminate the chest cavity, suspected they have a pneumothorax, transillumination, the chest is only possible on small newborns, diagnosis of pneumothorax is always confirmed by chest x-ray, transillumination is not a particularly good test, of these disorders, further tests, an x-ray, ultrasound, needed to confirm the diagnosis, normal findings depend on the area evaluated, normal tissue of that region, areas filled, air, fluid that is not supposed to be in that location have increased light transmission, transilluminate, they should not, darkened room, a newborn infant's head, seen to light up brightly, transilluminated, excess fluid present, suggesting hydrocephalus, results specific, breasts, lesion, bleeding has occurred, internal areas, dark to black, blood, does not transilluminate, benign tumors tend to appear red, malignant tumors, brown to black, no risks associated.