INFORMATIVENESS OF MODERN METHODS OF RADIATION DIAGNOSTICS IN SMALL PELVIS INJURY

Abstract

For the purpose of studying the specificity and sensitivity of such methods of radiation diagnostics as radiography, CT and MRI to determine damage to the pelvic bones, a survey of 969 patients with injuries of various etiologies was carried out. 132 (13,6%) patients underwent X-ray examination, 61 (6,3%) – CT and 1 (0,1%) – MRI. In total, pelvic injuries were found in 71 people. Among them, 63 (88,75) people had an injury of the pelvic bones in combination with other injuries, and 8 (11,3%) people had isolated injuries of the pelvic bones. Of these 71 patients, 58 (81,7%) had a pelvic injury confirmed by Xray, 35 (49,3%) by CT, and 1 (1,4%) by MRI. According to the results of the study, an X-ray examination can be considered a more effective method in identifying pelvic joint trauma with fractures of other bones due to its specificity (90.3%), and a CT examination due to its sensitivity (96.9%). It has been established that multislice CT reduces the likelihood of errors in diagnosis, allowing you to obtain a three-dimensional image of the small pelvis and tomography of its lesions.