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Need to X-ray soft tissue? New contrast agent offers a way to see cartilage

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A doctor orders an X-ray for a patient with a knee ache. The bones look fine, and the most likely prognosis is arthritis, which occurs when the soft tissue between joints breaks down. But X-rays are much better with hard tissues like bone, which absorb X-rays and turn white in an image, while soft tissue allows most of the X-rays to pass through.


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