Patent ID: 7991214

Claim:
A method of verifying the quality of a product, comprising: receiving a product comprising at least one of a plastic and a ceramic; applying a selected image enhancer to at least a portion of the product, wherein the selected image enhancer is configured to absorb more X-rays than the at least one of plastic and ceramic of the product, wherein applying comprises utilizing a syringe or pipette to apply the selected image enhancer to the product; after applying the image enhancer to the at least a portion of the product and prior to capturing the X-ray image, allowing the image enhancer to crystallize; and removing excess crystals from a surface of the product prior to capturing an X-ray image of the at least a portion of the product; capturing the X-ray image of the at least a portion of the product that has had the selected image enhancer applied thereto; and identifying by the image enhancer, a defect in the product.