ABSTRACT
Amount of X-ray and Computed Tomography (CT) lung examinations drastically increased due to COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the both of this type of medical studies have their own disadvantage. X-ray has low sensitivity approximately 0,4 for pneumonia diagnosis. CT has high radiation dose about 3-4 mSv, that in 3-4 times more than value recommends as maximum for annual radiation dose. In the long run it can be cause of increase of oncological diseases. Digital X-ray tomosynthesis is relatively new method of medical diagnostic stands between X-ray and CT and has benefits of both. However, there are no evident that quality of images of digital X-ray tomosynthesis met the requirements for tomographic image quality. To solve this problem we checked the quality of thirty four tomosynthesis images series for the requirements for tomography images. © 2022 IEEE.
ABSTRACT
This article considers the possibility of using digital X-ray tomosynthesis for the computer automatic diagnosis of lung pathologies, including the detection of the early stages of pneumonia (including caused by COVID-19) and tuberculosis. The advantages of this method in comparison with digital radiography and computed tomography are shown. Digital tomosynthesis is considered as an additional option, which is recommended to be installed on all existing basic radiographic systems with their transfer to digital technologies. © 2020 IEEE.