Dear Digital X-Ray Insider,
Dual-energy imaging is frequently mentioned as one of the more promising advanced applications for digital radiography (DR). This week, we're featuring research that examines whether dual-energy DR could play a role in interventional imaging.
Researchers believe that dual-energy DR could be used to visualize the placement of interventional devices such as stents and needles -- perhaps even at bedside. Learn more about the experimental technique in this edition's Insider Exclusive by clicking here.
In other news, the European market for digital x-ray technologies such as DR and computed radiography (CR) endured an annus horribilis in 2009, but this year looks to resume its growth, according to market consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. Read about their projections for both the DR and CR segments through 2016 by clicking here.
Other stories we've published recently include:
- Why you might not need to order abdominal x-rays for constipated kids
- How digital tomosynthesis fits into the diagnostic workup of patients for suspicious lung lesions
- A better way to calculate digital x-ray resolution
- A software tool for monitoring patient skin dose from fluoroscopy procedures
- How a U.S. hospital reduced orders from referring physicians for unnecessary C-spine x-rays
Get these stories and more in your Digital X-Ray Community at xray.auntminnie.com.
