What does a breast copy give?
Multi-axial examination allows you to “expand” the finding: to distinguish encysted fluid from infiltrate (free fluid is displaced when tilted), to clarify which structure the shadow belongs to (lung, mediastinum, chest wall), to see the paradoxical movement of the diaphragm during nerve palsy and to evaluate the behavior of formations during breathing and the Valsalva maneuver. The scopy also accompanies pleural punctures and monitors the position of drains. For detailed morphology (nodes, interstitium), MSCT of the chest is performed.
Indications
- acute abdominal pain - exclusion of obstruction and perforation (survey image);
- dysphagia, stomach pain, suspicion of an ulcer and tumor—scopy/barium graph;
- injuries and pain in the pelvic area - photographs of the pelvic bones;
- fistulas after operations and inflammation - fistulography;
- control of the chest organs in motion (diaphragm, mediastinum).
Copy and graphics
X-ray is a picture that records the condition of an organ; fluoroscopy - real-time observation showing motility: peristalsis of the stomach and intestines, mobility of the diaphragm, the passage of barium through the esophagus and pylorus. Therefore, for functional tasks (impaired swallowing, gastric evacuation, suspected dynamic obstruction), a copy is used, and to document the morphology (ulcer niche, filling defect in a tumor, mucosal relief) a series of targeted images is used; often methods are combined in one study.
