Dear Digital X-Ray Insider,
Multiple research studies have demonstrated the value of digital radiography for bread-and-butter imaging exams such as chest x-rays. But what about less common procedures, such as small-bowel follow-through (SBFT) studies?
A group of Israeli researchers sought to answer that question in a new study that's being featured as this edition's Insider Exclusive. The group compared DR-based SBFT to analog film-screen radiography and catalogued each technology's performance in three categories: image quality, radiation dose, and workflow savings.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, they found DR to be superior -- find out by how much by clicking here.
In other news, we examine the topic of pediatric radiation dose, especially as it relates to computed radiography exams. U.S. researchers looked at more than 40,000 CR studies performed on a range of equipment and found wide variations in imaging protocols -- some of which may have resulted in higher-than-necessary radiation dose to patients. Learn more by clicking here.
You'll also find articles on a new wireless DR detector, a method for reducing scatter in portable x-ray images, and a data-mining technique for finding mislabeled chest x-rays in a PACS archive.
If you have tips or ideas on topics you'd like to see covered in the Digital X-Ray Community, drop me a line at [email protected].
