Summary
Introduction. Computed tomography (CT) is one of examinations using X-rays. Computed tomography is most often used for examining changes of the central nervous system and the head. It is an extremely accurate examination, allowing for detecting subtle changes especially in the head.
Aim. An evaluation of the structure and numbers of tomographic examinations of the head made in the Studio of a CAT scanner of the district hospital in Mława in 2011 are a purpose of the work.
Material and methods. Data come from the register of inspections of the Studio of the Computed Tomography of the Independent Public Healthcare Centre in Mława performed from 1st January to 31st December 2011. The group of patients taken into account in the examination included those hospitalized and directed from medical wards, specialist clinics, general practitioners and examinations paid by patients.
Results. Based on conducted analysis of material of 2011 in the tomographic studio a total of 2003 examinations were performed. In the analysed period as many as 1272 examinations of the head which constitutes the 63.50% of all examinations performed in the studio in 2011. Patients having the largest percentage of examinations were those from the neurological clinic, in 2011 436 TK examinations of the head were performed which constituted the 34.28% of all examinations of the head.
Conclusions. Imaging examinations of the head with applying of a CT scanner constitute the important part of the diagnostics of pathological and traumatic changes. Presented results explicitly show the need of the studio of computed tomography functioning in the framework of activity of the district hospital.