Digital fluorographs for early detection and diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Iukelis, L.I.; Sadikov, A.V.; Evfim'evskiĭ, L.V.
Problemy Tuberkuleza 6 8-9; Discussion: 9-10
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-9533 PMID: 12227058 Document Number: 546978
Under the conditions of out health care system it is best to install first small-dose digital fluorographs at urban polyclinics and use as movable plants. The basis of a diagnostic study of pulmonary tuberculosis is to monitor X-ray changes in the process by a series of X-ray images and tomographic scans. At the same time paper imprints obtained by printers (including laser ones) lose as much as 30% of image details so computer images rather than hard paper copies should be used for comparison in practice of the X-ray units of dispensaries. Computers are required for dispensaries: for each X-ray specialist, the head of a unit, deputy head physician in therapeutics so that the use of a digital fluorographic plant should be as much as effective.