THE POSSIBILITIES OF USING DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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COPD is a common, preventable and treatable chronic lung disease that affects both men and women around the world. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an independent disease characterized by a partially irreversible restriction of the passage of air flow in the respiratory tract, which, as a rule, is steadily progressive and provoked by an abnormal inflammatory reaction of lung tissue to irritation by various pathogenic particles and gases. The results of clinical observations of these patients are presented. The possibilities of methods of radiation diagnostics in this category of patients are considered and shown. Early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a significant impact on the subsequent development of the disease, since the subsequent development of COPD leads to a steady progression of the disease.The article illustrates a variability of the pathological process and its complications in the presence of a single or multiple foreign bodies. Timely diagnostics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has a significant effect on its course as each subsequent COPD exacerbation inexorably leads to disease progression. The goal of the research was to determine the efficacy of digital radiography in terms of COPD diagnostics. Results of clinic and diagnostic and beam research of 250 patients (140 males and 110 females aged 32 to 70 with the average age of 48.5 ± 7.2 years) with COPD of various severity. Radiographic images were assessed using six main attributes by three expert radiologists. The sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of the methods compared were determined. Digital radiography may act as a standalone tool for early detection of COPD of various severity.
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COPD, digital radiography