Dark-field chest x-ray imaging: first experience in patients with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency.
Gregor S ZimmermannAlexander A FingerleBernhard RengerKarl-Ludwig LaugwitzHubert HautmannAndreas SauterFelix MeurerFlorian Tilman GassertJannis BoddenChristina Müller-LeisseMartin RenzErnst J RummenyMarcus R MakowskiKonstantin WillerWolfgang NoichlFabio De MarcoManuela FrankTheresa UrbanRafael C SchickJulia HerzenThomas KoehlerBernhard HallerDaniela PfeifferFranz PfeifferPublished in: European radiology experimental (2022)
Dark-field chest x-ray directly visualised the severity and regional distribution of pulmonary emphysema compared to conventional chest x-ray in patients with alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency. Due to the ultra-low radiation dose in comparison to computed tomography, dark-field chest x-ray could be beneficial for long-term follow-up in these patients.
Keyphrases
- high resolution
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- electron microscopy
- positron emission tomography
- mass spectrometry
- peritoneal dialysis
- replacement therapy
- image quality
- lung function
- magnetic resonance
- air pollution
- photodynamic therapy