Возможности денситометрии в оценке диффузных изменений паренхимы легких (обзор литературы)

Данные, полученные при проведении компьютерной томографии (КТ) органов грудной клетки, можно проанализировать не только визуально, но и численно. Количественная оценка позволяет более точно и объективно оценить степень тяжести заболевания. Наиболее изученным способом количественной оценки данных КТ является денситометрия – автоматический анализ плотностных показателей легких, выраженных в единицах Хаунсфилда. Данный обзор посвящен типам заболеваний, для которых возможна формализация диагностической задачи и применение денситометрии, а также ограничениям метода и способам их преодоления.

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