OBJECTIVES To compare the differences between conventional radiography and digital computerized radiography (CR) in patients presenting to the emergency department. METHODS The study enrolled consecutive patients presenting to the emergency department who needed chest radiography. Quality score of the radiogram was assessed with visual analogue score (VAS-100 mm), measured in terms of millime...

RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The process of transferring older, vulnerable adults from an elder care facility to the hospital for medical care can be an emotionally and physically stressful experience. The recent development of modern mobile radiography may help to ease this anxiety by allowing for evaluation in the nursing home itself. Up until this point, no health economic evaluation of th...

Introduction: Dental caries is the most common chronic condition in children. Recently, there has been a growing tendency to using digital panoramic radiography among clinicians. The present study aimed to determine the accuracy of digital panoramic radiography with and without software enhancement in the diagnosis of proximal dental caries in primary molars. Methods: This study was conducted u...

OBJECTIVE To audit the appropriateness of skill radiography in children attending an accident and emergency (A&E) department with head injuries. METHODS 569 children presenting to a large teaching hospital A&E unit were retrospectively audited. The indications for radiography according to British published guidelines and American published guidelines were compared with the actual requests for...

OBJECTIVE To compare proximal caries detection using intraoral bitewing, extraoral bitewing and panoramic radiography. METHODS 80 extracted human premolar and molar teeth with and without proximal caries were used. Intraoral radiographs were taken with Kodak Insight film (Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, NY) using the bitewing technique. Extraoral bitewing and panoramic images were obtained usin...

background and aims. early diagnosis of external root resorption is important for accurate treatment. the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of a charge-coupled device (ccd) sensor and a photostimulable phosphor (psp) plate receptor in the diagnosis of artificial external root resorption. materials and methods. in this diagnostic in-vitro study, 40 maxillary incisors were mounted...

OBJECTIVE To determine the film-retake rates and causes in digital radiography comparison to conventional X-rays method. STUDY DESIGN Comparative study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Radiology Department, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 2004 to December 2006. PATIENTS AND METHODS X-rays of different body parts, conducted during the year 2004, with conventional radiograph...

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...

The effectiveness of a positioning doll for radiography training (XPD) and acquiring the techniques of radiography was evaluated through performing radiography practice for the students in our school of radiological technologists and a questionnaire for radiological technologists. We made a ranking test composed of a five-grade evaluation system of the 39 students for the techniques of radiogra...