Dear Digital X-Ray Insider,
Bone suppression imaging -- in which software is used to automatically remove bone from digital x-ray chest images -- is an intriguing new clinical application. But how does it stack up to other advanced radiography techniques such as dual-energy imaging?
A group from the University of Chicago asked just that question, and we're featuring the results of a study they performed as this edition's Insider Exclusive, which, as an Insider subscriber, you're reading days before the rest of the AuntMinnie.com membership.
A team that included digital x-ray pioneer Dr. Heber MacMahon compared a commercially available bone suppression algorithm to both conventional x-ray alone and with dual-energy imaging. Find out which one came out on top by clicking here.
While we're on the subject of digital x-ray software, did you happen to read our article in September about a European company developing a new software algorithm, called RAYDuce, to reduce dose in digital x-ray images? You might find a familiar name behind the effort -- find out who it is by clicking here.
In other news, sometimes the simplest solutions to cutting radiation dose can be the most effective. Learn how much a protective drape cut scatter radiation during fluoroscopic guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention procedures by clicking here.
Also give these recent headlines a quick review:
- How synchrotron x-ray scanning offered insights into the evolution of the human brain
- Why spinal digital subtraction angiography might not be as risky as its reputation suggests
- How radiologists in Iran lowered radiography dose by improved quality control and training
Get these stories and more in your Digital X-Ray Community, at xray.auntminnie.com.
