Comparison of Baseline, Bone-Subtracted, and Enhanced Chest Radiographs for Detection of Pneumothorax

• Published in: Canadian Association of Radiologists journal p. 846537120908852
• Main Authors: Homayounieh, Fatemeh, Digumarthy, Subba R, Febbo, Jennifer A, Garrana, Sherief, Nitiwarangkul, Chayanin, Singh, Ramandeep, Khera, Ruhani Doda, Gilman, Matthew, Kalra, Mannudeep K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2021
• Subjects: enhanced; bone-subtracted; CXR; unprocessed; pneumothorax

To assess and compare detectability of pneumothorax on unprocessed baseline, single-energy, bone-subtracted, and enhanced frontal chest radiographs (chest X-ray, CXR). Our retrospective institutional review board-approved study included 202 patients (mean age 53 ± 24 years; 132 men, 70 women) who un...