title: Application of digital tomosynthesis in diagnosing spinal tuberculosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the value of digital tomosynthesis (DTS) applied in diagnosing spinal tuberculosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Images of digital radiology (DR) and DTS were retrospectively analyzed in patients with spinal tuberculosis, and image quality and ratio of detection of lesions were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Excellent ratio was higher for DTS images than DR images; ratios of detection of bone destruction, sequestration, and paraspinal abscess were higher for DTS than DR.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  DTS had better image quality and ratios of detection of lesions and could be applied in diagnosing and following spinal tuberculosis and other spinal conditions such as infections or suspected tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126, Xian-Tai Street, Changchun City, 130021, China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126, Xian-Tai Street, Changchun City, 130021, China. Electronic address: 578689045@qq.com.
authors.forename: Hai-Shan
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126, Xian-Tai Street, Changchun City, 130021, China. Electronic address: yangdongyan666@sina.com.
authors.forename: Dong-Yan
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126, Xian-Tai Street, Changchun City, 130021, China.
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126, Xian-Tai Street, Changchun City, 130021, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126, Xian-Tai Street, Changchun City, 130021, China.
authors.forename: Hong-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Ji
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Digital radiology; Digital tomosynthesis; Image quality; Ratios of detection of lesions; Spinal tuberculosis