Future hospital information systems should permit the systematic storage of all information generalized within the hospital, including medical diagnostic images. For such a system to be realized, implementation of a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is needed. The development of computed radiography with an imaging plate (CR) has made it possible for digitalization of all kinds ...

BACKGROUND This study has aimed to measure the patient dose in entire spine radiography by EOS system in comparison with the digital radiography. METHODS EOS stereo-radiography was used for frontal and lateral view spine imaging in 41 patients in a prospective analytical study. A calibrated dose area product (DAP) meter was used for calibration of the DAP in EOS system. The accuracy and preci...

In recent years, due to advancement in technology, traditional film-based radiology is being replaced with digital imaging technology. The goals of conversion should be determined and dentists should be aware of the challenges which may exist during the transition phase. Today, many dental schools worldwide have shifted to computed radiology. This conversion introduces new technologies which ar...

The world's first entirely digital radiology system was planned in 1988 and implemented in 1992 in the Danube Hospital of the Socio Medical Care Centre East in Vienna, Austria. An overview is provided of a decade's experience in digital radiology, and of the various considerations in implementing such a system. This experience has proven that the principal advantage of digital radiology is reli...

OBJECTIVE Sub-standard quality in X-ray image acquisition and interpretation is common in low-resource countries, and can ultimately result in higher patient morbidity and mortality. This study aimed at evaluating; 1) feasibility of implementing a digital X-ray device in a second level hospital in Angola; 2) quality of digital X-ray images, when digital radiology was in the hands of local techn...

Digital imaging devices, computer-based image-management systems, and radiology information systems (RIS) are the three building blocks that serve as the foundation for the all-digital practice of radiology (1). In the first instance, these digital technologies have been used simply to replace the analog imaging systems and the manual information and film-handling systems, used historically for...