Radiography is a method of medical diagnostic examination that allows obtaining a fixed image of objects hidden from visual inspection. Since the introduction of digital radiography, it is stored not only on a hard copy but also as graphic files. This is an advanced and relatively safe method for examining internal organs and systems in the body. For these purposes, high-tech equipment of the latest generations and specialized software are used.

X-ray in the Age of Digital Information Processing

Digital radiography is the visualization of tissues obtained using X-rays, based on differences in radiation absorption by tissues with different structures. It is characterized by a significantly lower radiation dose compared to the traditional approach. The resulting image is stored in digital format, which provides wide opportunities for using the information. It does not deteriorate over time, it can be sent by email, and the resulting image does not need to be carried from office to office. In every office where computers are installed and a local area network is present, specialists will be able to view the patient’s internal system images.

Using this method not only produces a higher quality image. It can avoid 70-80% of repeat examinations, and therefore the associated additional radiation exposure.

This is a fairly simple, maximally informative, and economical way to conduct diagnostic examinations!

X-ray diagnostics at St. Luke’s Clinic are carried out on high-tech and productive General Electric equipment. High-resolution devices are used, and data processing creates conditions for accurate and adequate diagnostics, allowing pathologies to be detected at early stages of development.

Advantages of Digital Radiography

Radiological examination at St. Luke’s Clinic has many positive characteristics:

• the equipment can automatically find the optimal imaging mode;
• people are exposed to minimal radiation;
• high-quality and informative images are obtained;
• the image can be magnified multiple times, all its structures can be studied, and if necessary, the image can be corrected in post-processing;
• the examination can be done extremely quickly;
• results can also be obtained in the shortest possible time;
• there is a possibility of exporting images to external media (CD/DVD);
• the possibility of archiving images.

This type of radiography has an optimal price-quality ratio.

Experienced radiologists, possessing high professionalism, regularly undergoing retraining and knowing all the subtleties of modern X-ray methods, can offer a wide variety of examinations.

Thus, digital chest X-ray makes it possible to detect a wide variety of pathologies of the chest and adjacent sections. Regularly performed lung radiography helps prevent the development of tuberculosis, and also helps detect neoplasms in the respiratory tract.

The method is primary in the search for foreign bodies, helps to establish damage to internal organs, and allows monitoring how gases and liquids are distributed in the abdominal cavity.

At the same time, the use of a stationary apparatus located in a specialized office with the necessary technical conditions is provided. St. Luke’s Clinic does not provide home examination services.

Equipment

The clinic operates a digital X-ray unit General Electric LING LONG XR 6000 (USA production). It allows taking images of large areas of the body or performing narrowly focused diagnostics of individual organs and zones. The small radiation dose makes the procedure completely safe and harmless to the health of adults and children.

Intelligent controllers prevent loss of image quality when the power is cut off or the voltage in the network drops. The unit allows creating images from eight positions, and the system allows for the most accurate diagnosis of all body parts necessary for diagnosis. The device allows saving images to digital media.

X-ray with Contrast

X-ray with contrast medium is widely used in the examination of the gastrointestinal tract and urinary system. Experienced radiologists at St. Luke’s Clinic will perform kidney and bladder urography and all other examinations of this type.

Urography makes it possible to establish the parameters and contours of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder, and to determine the features of their functional state. The method is based on the ability of the kidneys to filter and excrete contrast agents with urine. “Omnipaque” and “Ultravist” solutions are most often used as contrast agents. The essence of the method is that at the end of the survey urography, a contrast agent is administered to the patient and a series of images are taken. Examinations are prescribed for suspected hematuria, urolithiasis, oncological pathology, injuries of internal organs, and developmental defects.

Hysterosalpingography, which is a radiological examination using contrast agents aimed at establishing the patency of the uterine cavity and fallopian tubes, is also popular. It allows detecting anatomical changes in the uterine cavity or the presence of an adhesive process in the small pelvis. The examination is carried out with the participation of not only a radiologist but also a gynecologist.

Digital X-ray with contrast medium can be performed at St. Luke’s Clinic. It will help answer the question of the presence or absence of a particular pathology. The medical institution is well equipped with modern diagnostic systems, so this form of X-ray is often prescribed during a broad diagnostic examination that will allow for an accurate diagnosis.

Doctors

At St. Luke’s Clinic, patients can receive consultations from a radiologist who will perform diagnostic examinations and provide professional explanations of the obtained images, as well as recommend referral to the necessary specialist.