Chest X-ray

X–ray of the sternum and OGC is a radiographic examination that allows you to identify defects and pathologies, inflammatory and degenerative processes, and is also used to control the treatment process.

The X-ray of the sternum and OGC as a whole does not involve any preliminary preparation. As during any X-ray examination, there should be no metal objects on the patient, glasses and jewelry should be removed, women with long hair will be asked to lift them. You will also need to expose the chest area so that the clothes do not degrade the image quality. The procedure will not take more than 15 minutes. Although the direct contact of the patient's body and the X-ray tube on modern equipment is no more than 0.02 seconds.

there are complaints of back pain, chest pain, especially if there was a bruise or fall; after the injury, shortness of breath and hemoptysis began after a while; there are complaints of cough, general weakness, elevated body temperature or subfebrile; incessant cough, high fever, weight loss; complaints of heaviness in the chest of a patient who has suffered from pneumonia or bronchitis in the recent past; The "barrel-shaped" shape of the chest; tachycardia in combination with shortness of breath, especially in the presence of a recent history of inflammatory diseases; complaints of pain in the heart area. Depending on the nature of the changes, which an experienced specialist can easily distinguish on an X-ray taken with high-quality digital equipment, the following diagnoses are possible: tuberculosis; pneumonia; pleurisy; bronchitis; asthma; heart failure; malignant neoplasm; fibrosis; cirrhosis; pneumosclerosis; emphysema of the lungs; abscesses and cysts; thoracic aortic aneurysm; fracture of the spine, ribs, and sternum; anatomical abnormalities, etc.