ANOTHER REVOLUTION IS taking place in radiology. This revolution differs from the previous 2 decades in which digital computers began to dominate imaging. Although the 1980s and 1990s brought us computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, computed radiography, digital subtraction angiography, and softcopy viewing (filmless radiology), the emphasis today is on developing seamless communicat...

The objective of the study was to assess UC Davis Health System's transition to digital radiology. The study involved pre- and post-PACS analyses of workflow and costs, physician satisfaction surveys, and self-recorded radiology interactions by on-call residents. The study revealed significant results. Before the PACS implementation, physicians spent one to three hours searching for films daily...

Conventional radiology is performed by means of digital detectors, with various types of technology and different performance in terms of efficiency and image quality. Following the arrival of a new digital detector in a radiology department, all the staff involved should adapt the procedure parameters to the properties of the detector, in order to achieve an optimal result in terms of correct ...

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...

Radiological methods of examination in diagnosis of pathological conditions and diseases of urinary system are numerous and various, reliable and dominant. They became indispensable and without competition, among other diagnostic methods, using the digital techniques. The aim of this paper was to present the radiological image of pathological conditions and diseases of urinary system diagnosed ...

A study of the cost of recording and archiving digitally formatted diagnostic images is presented for an academic radiology department serving a 614-bed university hospital and a large outpatient population. The radiological examinations include computed tomography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, and digital radiography. The archiving management strategies studied include the combined use of com...