title: [Digital luminescence radiography (DLR) for skeletal diagnosis in traumatology].
abstract: 170 patients who had suffered trauma to bones or soft tissues were examined by a digital and a conventional film/screen technique. In addition to "standard" and edge-enhanced images, post-processing was carried out and compared with conventional radiographs. Four radiologists and two surgeons evaluated the compacta, spongiosa, soft tissues, fractures and osteo-synthetic materials as shown on the two systems. The "standard" digital images are inferior to film images, but edge-enhanced images showed definite advantages for demonstrating soft tissues. Evaluation of osteo-synthetic material is limited by the creation of artifacts. Recognition of detail can be significantly improved by using post-processing with optimized parameters.
authors.affiliation: Röntgendiagnostisches Zentralinstitut, Universitätsklinikum Essen.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Buddenbrock
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kock
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirche
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Löhr
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Schmit-Neuerburg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens
vernacular_title: Digitale Lumineszenzradiographie (DLR) zur Skelettdiagnostik in der Traumatologie.