Dark-field chest X-ray imaging for the assessment of COVID-19-pneumonia.
Commun Med (Lond)
; 2(1): 147, 2022 Nov 21.
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| ID: mdl-36411311
Computed tomography (CT) imaging uses X-rays to obtain images of the inside of the body. It is used to look at lung damage in patients with COVID-19. However, CT imaging exposes the patient to a considerable amount of radiation. As radiation exposure can lead to the development of cancer, exposure should be minimised. Conventional plain X-ray imaging uses lower amounts of radiation but lacks sensitivity. We used dark-field chest X-ray imaging, which also uses low amounts of radiation, to assess the lungs of patients with COVID-19. Radiologists identified pneumonia in patients more easily from dark-field images than from usual plain X-ray images. We anticipate dark-field X-ray imaging will be useful to follow-up patients suspected of having lung damage.
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2022
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