eli5: what do people with metal plates in their body do when they need an x ray?

Question

does the x ray still work because its a type of metal that is compatible? or do they just have to do a different procedure instead of an xray?

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edit: thank you sm for the answers everyone!!! yall are some smart cookies 🙂

In: Biology

Answer 1

They have a few options:

1)Do the X-ray and deal with the shadows.

2)Do the x-ray from a different angle to minimize the shadow (or use a CT scanner)

3)Depending on the type of metal, MRIs can be an option.