Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Normal findings depend on the area being evaluated, and the normal tissue of that region.
What abnormal results mean
Areas filled with abnormal air or fluid will light up when they should not. For example, in a darkened room, the head of a newborn with possible hydrocephalus will light up when this procedure is done.
When done on the breast:
- Internal areas will be dark to black if there is a lesion and bleeding has occurred (because blood does not transilluminate).
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Benign tumors tend to appear red. - Malignant tumors are brown to black.
Images
Infant brain test
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Transillumination Risks
Review Date: 12/07/2009
Reviewed By: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Linda
J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
