Practical applications of digital tomosynthesis of the chest

Clin Radiol. 2014 Apr;69(4):424-30. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.10.019. Epub 2013 Dec 13.

Abstract

Digital tomosynthesis is a radiographic technique that generates a number of coronal raw images of a patient from a single pass of the x-ray tube. Tomosynthesis provides some of the tomographic benefits of computed tomography (CT), but at a much lower dose of radiation and cost when compared to CT. This review illustrates the range of practical applications of digital tomosynthesis of the chest.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement
  • Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Radiography, Thoracic*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*