Question

Patient Factors Pathologic Additive Pathology - Decreases Contrast - Increases the scale of contrast.

a) True
b) False

Answer 1

The statement is false because additive pathology, which increases the density on an imaging area, results in decreased contrast, not an increased scale of contrast in medical imaging.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that pathologic additive pathology decreases contrast and increases the scale of contrast in patient imaging is false. In medical imaging, particularly with modalities like X-ray, additive pathology, such as fluid accumulation or tumors, generally increases the density of the area being imaged and absorbs more X-rays. This results in a darker appearance on the radiograph, which decreases the scale of contrast because there is less differentiation between adjacent densities.