PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess radiographer familiarity and preferences with digital radiography in four teaching hospitals and thereafter make recommendations in line with the migration from screen film to digital radiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire was designed to collect data from either qualified or student radiographers from four teaching hospitals. From t...

A digital detector provides numerical information at each pixel. This value may be difficult to be interpreted quantitatively. In this paper, the main factors to be considered during physical interpretation are reviewed: beam-hardening effect, scattering diffusion, type of detector. Some of them induce degradation on the digital radiograph while others modify the nature of available information...

New digital detectors were developed for medical applications, which have the potential to substitute the X-ray film and revolutionise the radiological technique. Flat panels and imaging plates allow a fast detection of radiographs in a shorter time and with higher dynamic than film applications. The properties of these detectors can be controlled by electronics and exposure conditions. New nam...

OBJECTIVE Determine the agreement between visual detection, conventional radiology and digital radiology methods in the diagnosis of interproximal and occlusal caries in the posterior teeth of a group of patients with low caries prevalence. MATERIALS AND METHODS Visual, conventional radiographic and digital radiographic (Digora, Soredex, Sweden) caries diagnosis was performed in a group of pa...

Medical images are currently created digitally and stored in the radiology department’s picture archiving and communication system (PACS). Reports are usually stored in the electronic patient record (EPR) of other information systems, such as the radiology information system (RIS) or the hospital information system (HIS). But high-quality service can only be provided if the EPR data is integrat...

The "one-size-fits-all" approach for radiology workstation design is not good enough anymore. While most of the picture archiving and communication system (PACS) vendors are racing to add more features to the radiology workstation, there is little interest in addressing the specific needs of other hospital departments. Significant delays in the availability of radiology reports are often caused...