An x-ray study of the subcutaneous tissue using an artificial method of providing contrast]

The paper is concerned with the main methodological principles and potentialities of a radiocontrast study of subcutaneous fat to detect pathological changes in it. The proposed method consists in slow administration in the middle fat layers of 20-25% solution of verografin from not less than two points, and subsequent roentgenography in a necessary projection. The method was used in 15 patients with various orthopedic diseases for diagnosis of inflammatory, tumorous and degenerative-dystrophic diseases.