COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF CHEMOTHERAPY EFFICIENCY MONITORING IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS BY X-RAY EXAMINATION AND DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS

• Main Authors: M. M. Nikitin, A. S. Puzko, G. V. Ratobylsky
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: NEW TERRA Publishing House 2016-12-01
• Series: Tuberkulez i Bolezni Lëgkih
• Subjects: monitoring of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment efficiency; digital tomosynthesis; x-ray monitoring of tuberculosis treatment; monitoring of tuberculosis chemotherapy
• Online Access: https://www.tibl-journal.com/jour/article/view/862

Goal of the study: to investigate the capabilities of digital tomosynthesis for monitoring of tuberculous changes in the lungs against the background of chemotherapy.Materials and methods. Results of chemotherapy efficiency monitored by X-ray in 55 respiratory tuberculosis patients were analyzed. Before treatment and in 2 months after chemotherapy start all patients had X-ray and DT with consequent analysis of the obtained data.Results. When monitoring the efficiency of drug therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis by DT some additional diagnostic data were obtained in 36,4% of cases compared to X-ray. The article describes specific features of tuberculous changes visualization of the chest with the follow-up of changes by DT; opportunities for X-ray monitoring efficiency enhancement in these patients are presented.Conclusions. DT provides more accurate evaluation of tuberculous changes in the lungs compared to X-ray, which greatly enhances understanding of the course of the disease and registration of the pulmonary disease cure.