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Title: | Bronchography |
Authors: | Schembri Wismayer, A. |
Keywords: | Bronchography -- Malta -- Case studies Radiography, Medical |
Issue Date: | 1971 |
Publisher: | The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette |
Citation: | Schembri Wismayer, A. (1971). Bronchography. The St. Luke`s Hospital Gazette, 6(2), 154-156. |
Abstract: | This is a review of bronchography as practised in St. Luke's Hospital, Malta, over the years 1969 and 1970. A case study involving 40 patients who were investigated by bronchography, 26 cases had a definite bronchial or lung lesion, 14 cases had a normal bronchogram. The advantage of bronchography in the investigation of a lung or bronchial lesion it that demonstration of the lesion is clear cut with good definition. The amount of exposure to X-Rays is minimal and is equivalent to 3 exposures for a chest X-Ray which are of minimal duration. This is in contrast to tomography where the different cuts at different levels are taken with each exposure lasting between 1 and 3 seconds. The disadvantage, relative to tomography, is that the procedure is more uncomfortable for the patient. Neither bronchography nor tomography will supersede each other as a means of investigating a lung lesion. Bronchography and tomography are complementary. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/14906 |
Appears in Collections: | TSLHG, Volume 6, Issue 2 TSLHG, Volume 6, Issue 2 |
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