METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS sternum and ribs in children

摘要

A method of diagnosing tuberculosis sternum and ribs in children through a standard computer tomography of the chest, characterized in that in the event of detection of degradation of the sternum and ribs or pathological parasternal (parakostalnyh) formations operate aiming computed tomography with slice thickness of 2 mm and defining densitometric density tissue; then intravenously administered contrast agent is soluble in a dosage of 3 ml / kg and re-scan the zone of interest with the determination changes densitometric density tissues, thus increase the accumulation of a contrast agent for granulation is 20-30 units. HU, for the walls of the abscess - 45-70 units. HU, for necrosis and liquid pus - 0 units. HU.