INTRODUCTION Digital technology has wider exposure latitude and post-processing algorithms which can mask the evidence of underexposure and overexposure. Underexposure produces noisy, grainy images which can impede diagnosis and overexposure results in a greater radiation dose to the patient. These exposure errors can result from inaccurate adjustment of exposure factors in response to changes ...

Background: The aim of this study was to estimate the cancer risks and mortalities of different types induced by routine examinations of digital radiography for one year in Mazandaran province, Iran. Materials and methods: Radiation parameters and calculated entrance skin dose (ESD) values of 13 digital radiographic examinations were collected from 2340 patients at 18 high-patient-load radiogra...

BACKGROUND Urethral stent placement is an interventional treatment option to alleviate urethral outflow obstruction. It has been described utilizing fluoroscopy, but fluoroscopy is not as readily available in private practice as digital radiography. OBJECTIVES To describe the use of digital radiography for urethral stent placement in dogs with obstructive uropathy. ANIMALS Twenty-six client...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare digital and conventional radiography in determining the working length of dilacerated canals. Methods: Thirty nine human extracted single-rooted teeth with root curvature more than 35 degrees were included in this study. After access preparation, a file was inserted into the canal and advanced until the file tip was visualized at the foramen. W...

OBJECTIVE To investigate radiation doses in pediatric chest radiography in a national survey and to analyze the factors that affect radiation doses. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was based on the results of 149 chest radiography machines in 135 hospitals nationwide. For each machine, a chest radiograph was obtained by using a phantom representing a 5-year-old child (ATOM® dosimetry phantom,...

Introduction Digital dental radiography was introduced in 1987, and many thought this technology would quickly take over as the standard in dental radiology. However, this has not been the case as only 7% to 8% of dental professionals currently use digital imaging systems (1). Many dentists have been resistant to change as the diagnostic quality of digital radiography has been questionable when...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of digital panoramic radiography in estimating the crestal width of implant fixtures after surgery. Materials and Methods:We selected 241 digital panoramic images after implant insertion which had documented information of their actual size. The crestal width was measured on radiographs. We compared two measuring methods in diff...

Introduction The aspiration to ensure early diagnosis for all people with tuberculosis (TB) [1], combined with recent advancements in digital technology, has brought chest radiography back to the forefront for TB detection. Once a mainstay for TB control in the community, but discouraged once bacteriology became the standard for TB diagnosis, chest radiography has recently come back into favour...

Carestream has implemented companion views in its digital radiography systems. A companion view is designed to complement the standard processed radiographic image delivered from the digital radiography capture modality to PACS, to provide an additional rendering tailored for the visual interpretation needed for a specific diagnostic or clinical purpose. Two companion views are available in Car...

To the Editor: I am writing in response to a recent article published in the June issue of Imaging Science in Dentistry by Demirturk Kocasarac and Celenk titled “Effectiveness of digital subtraction radiography in detecting artificially created osteophytes and erosions in the temporomandibular joint.” The authors compared the diagnostic efficacy of panoramic radiography and panoramic digital su...