So wo nsateaa yɛ wo yaw? So ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ yɛn nsateaa X-ray?

So wo nsateaa afi ase reyɛ wo yaw mpofirim? Ebia na efi asehwe bi mu. Anaasɛ akisikuru anaa ɛyaw bi wɔ hɔ a akɔ so bere tiaa bi? Sɛ wokɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn wɔ bere a ɛte sɛɛ mu a, ɛda adi kɛse sɛ wɔbɛka sɛ, ‘Momma yɛnyɛ wo nsateaa X-ray.’ Enti ɛnnɛ, momma yɛnka nea nea wɔfrɛ no wrist X-ray yi yɛ, nea ehu, ne sɛ ebia ɛsɛ sɛ wusuro no ho asɛm.

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, dɛn ne nsateaa X-ray?

Wrist X-ray yɛ sɔhwɛ a wɔde twa nea ɛwɔ wo nsateaa mu no ho mfonini. Sɛ yɛbɛka no pɛpɛɛpɛ a, ɛte sɛ ‘mfonini’ a wɔde mframa soronko bi (electromagnetic waves) a yɛn ani ntumi nhu na etumi fa nipadua no mu di dwuma.

Fa no sɛ, nneɛma ahorow te sɛ nnompe, ntini, ne srade wɔ yɛn nsateaa mu. Sɛ X-ray hann no fa nipadua no mu a, ɛsono mframa dodow a afã horow yi mu biara twetwe.

• Nnompe: Esiane sɛ calcium pii wɔ yɛn nnompe mu nti, ɛtwe mframa pii. Ɛno nti na nnompe da adi fitaa wɔ X-ray mu no.
• Ntini a Ɛyɛ Dwo: Nneɛma te sɛ ntini ne srade ntwe mframa kakraa bi, enti ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ fitaa a egu ahorow .

Saa kwan yi so no, oduruyɛfo no betumi ahu sɛnea nnompe a ɛwɔ wo nsateaa mu no te, sɛnea wɔde si hɔ, ne sɛ ebia biribi asɛe no pefee. Wobetumi ahu nnompe abien a ɛwɔ wo basa mu (radius ne ulna) ne nnompe nketewa awotwe a ɛwɔ wo nsateaa mu (carpal bones) no pefee wɔ mfonini yi mu.

Tebea horow bɛn mu na ɛyɛ papa sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nsateaa X-ray?

Wo nsateaa X-ray ne ade titiriw nti a oduruyɛfo bɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ wo nsateaa X-ray na ama woahu nea ɛde ɛyaw, wo hohoro, anaa wo nsateaa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ba. Tebea ahorow pii wɔ hɔ a wobetumi ahu sɛ eyi wɔ hɔ. Momma yɛnhwɛ nea wɔyɛ.

Nea ɛka ho no, hokwan afoforo nso wɔ hɔ.

• Hwɛ sɛnea w’ayaresa no rekɔ so: Fa no sɛ woabubu wo nsateaa na wɔde aduru bi ahyɛ mu. Bere bi akyi no, wobɛyɛ X-ray ahwɛ sɛ nnompe no ahyia yiye na ɛresa anaa.
• Hwɛ sɛnea wo ba no nyin: Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ mmofra oduruyɛfo bi susuw sɛ ɔhaw bi wɔ abofra nyin mu a, wɔbɛyɛ ne nsateaa X-ray de ahwɛ sɛnea abofra no "nnompe mfe." Eyi betumi aboa ma wɔahu sɛ ebia aduruyɛ mu tebea bi wɔ hɔ a ɛreka abofra no nyin anaa.

Dɛn na ɛba ansa na wɔayɛ X-ray ne bere a wɔreyɛ no?

Saa adeyɛ yi yɛ mmerɛw yiye. Biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wususuw ho.

Hena na ɔreyɛ eyi?

Wɔde radiologic technologist (`(Radiologic technologist)`) yɛ wrist X-ray. Yɛtaa frɛ wɔn X-ray mfiridwumayɛfo. Wɔyɛ nnipa a wɔanya ntetee soronko ama saa atirimpɔw yi.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ misiesie me ho?

Ahosiesie titiriw biara nhia, nanso ma nneɛma yi ntra w’adwenem.

• Yi agude nyinaa fi wo nsa ne wo nsateaa mu. Nneɛma te sɛ dɔn, nkapo, ne nkaa betumi ada adi wɔ X-ray mfonini no so na asiw kwan sɛ wobehu yare no pɛpɛɛpɛ.
• Sɛ woanyinsɛn anaasɛ wususuw sɛ woanyinsɛn a, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛka akyerɛ mfiridwuma ho nimdefo no. X-ray a wɔde yɛ nsateaa no ma mframa kakraa bi pɛ na ɛba, enti wobu no sɛ asiane biara nni ho wɔ nyinsɛn mu, nanso ɛho hia sɛ wɔma wohu. Eyi bɛma wɔatumi ayɛ ahwɛyiye titiriw na ama mframa a ɛbɔ akokoaa no ayɛ ketewaa bi.

Dɛn na wobɛhwɛ kwan bere a woreyɛ X-ray no?

Ɛnsɛ sɛ adeyɛ no nyinaa gye nea ɛboro simma 15. Mpɛn pii no, dan a wɔyɛ X-ray no mu yɛ nwini kakra. Di saa X-ray afiri no hyew so.

Worente ɛyaw biara nka. Worente nka mpo sɛ mframa a ano yɛ den no retwam wɔ wo nipadua mu.

Mfiridwuma ho nimdefo no bɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ fa wo nsa to X-ray pon no so. Ebia wɔbɛma wo biribi te sɛ ɔpon a wode bɛkura wo nsateaa mu. Ɛho hia yiye sɛ wobɛtra hɔ dinn bere a wɔreyɛ X-ray , efisɛ sɛ wotu a, ebetumi ama mfonini no ayɛ kusuu.

Mpɛn pii no, anyɛ yiye koraa no, wɔtwa nsateaa no X-ray mfonini abien. Baako a ne nsa adan akɔ soro (posteroanterior view), na ɔfoforo nso de ne nsa adan akɔ nkyɛn (lateral view). Ɛtɔ mmere bi a wobetumi de nsa no akɔ fam (oblique view). Te sɛ mfoninitwa no, ɛnyɛ ɔfã biako pɛ na wɔhwɛ, na mmom wofi afã horow pii na wohu nea ɛnteɛ ankasa.

Dɛn na ɛba bere a wɔayɛ X-ray no akyi?

Sɛ wɔtwa X-ray no wie a, wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo sɛ twɛn kakra bere a mfiridwuma ho nimdefo no rehwɛ sɛ mfonini ahorow no mu da hɔ anaa. Sɛ mfonini ahorow no mu biara mu nna hɔ a, ebia ebehia sɛ wɔsan twa.

Afei, oduruyɛfo bi a wɔatete no titiriw sɛ ɔnhwehwɛ X-ray mfonini ahorow yi mu, a wɔfrɛ no radiologist, sua mfonini ahorow no yiye. Ɔkyerɛw nea wohuu wɔ mfonini ahorow no so ho amanneɛbɔ na ɔde kɔma wo duruyɛfo. Afei wo duruyɛfo no bɛhwɛ amanneɛbɔ no mu, akyerɛkyerɛ wo tebea no mu, na wasusuw ayaresa biara a ebia wubehia ho.

Sɛ tebea a egye ntɛmpɛ si (sɛ nhwɛso no, wɔ ETU) a, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wobetumi ahu nea efi X-ray mu ba no ntɛm ara. Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtaa ba mu no, nea efi mu ba no yɛ nea wobetumi anya wɔ da koro anaa nnanu ntam.

So asiane bi wɔ eyi mu? Dɛn bio na ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu?

X-ray yɛ ɔkwan pa a wɔfa so hu nyarewa ntɛmntɛm na ɛnyɛ den.

Ɛwom sɛ mframa a wɔde ma dodo no betumi de kokoram ho asiane aba de, nanso dodow a wonya fi nsateaa X-ray biako mu no nnɔɔso sɛ ɛde asiane kɛse saa bɛba. Sɛ w’adwene mu yɛ wo naa wɔ eyi ho a, wubetumi ne mfiridwuma ho nimdefo no akasa.

So X-ray betumi akyerɛ sɛ wabubu?

Eyi yɛ ɔhaw a nnipa pii wɔ. X-ray kyerɛ nnompe titiriw. Akisikuru yɛ opira a ɛba ntini (nhama) no so. Saa ntini ahorow yi yɛ ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛnna adi pefee wɔ X-ray mu.

Nanso, sɛ oduruyɛfo bi susuw sɛ akisikuru mpo a, wɔbɛyɛ X-ray de ahwɛ ahu sɛ abubu biara nni hɔ. Ɛtɔ mmere bi a, sɛ nnompe nketewa a ɛwɔ nsateaa no mu no nhyia, te sɛ nea ɛne wɔn ho wɔn ho ntam kwan ware dodo anaasɛ wɔakɔfa wɔn ho wɔn ho so a, eyi betumi ayɛ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ntini no asɛe. Sɛ ɛho hia sɛ wɔn ankasa hwɛ ntini no a, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkamfo akyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo te sɛ CT scan anaa MRI scan.