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

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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 🙂

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They have an Xray, and the plate casts a shadow in the image. The radiologist works around the shadow.

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