title: [Possibilities and limits of xeroradiography. A statement (author's transl)].
abstract: Xeroradiography has proved to be of particular use for the examination of soft tissues. Due to great latitude and edge enhancement effect alterations of the splanchnocranium, the breast and the juxtaosseous soft tissues are especially well recognizable. Also for examination of larynx and trachea as well as certain soft tissues in the region of the neck this method is advantageous and proves its facilities to demonstrate diseases of the lungs and hilar region. On the contrary, alterations of the vertebral column, the basis of the skull and the abdomen cannot be examined by means of xeroradiography because of not justified radiation dosage. Xeroradiography offers no advantage for arthrography, angiography and examination of bones and skeletal parts of joints.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007830:Larynx / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014986:Xeroradiography / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards
vernacular_title: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Xeroradiographie. Eine Bilanz.