title: [Digital radiography in neonatal intensive care].
abstract: The authors report their experience with the routinary use of a computerized digital radiography system in Intensive Neonatal Care department. The conventional screen-film system is replaced by photostimulable imaging plates, which are scanned during processing by a laser providing the digital image. The latter is subsequently processable on high-resolution monitors. Over a 6-month period 86 examinations were performed with this method in Intensive Neonatal Care; good technical results were obtained. The use of digital radiography in intensive neonatal care is extremely promising for it allows high-quality images to be obtained, and radiation dose and number of acquisitions to be reduced. Finally, work stations allow both selective visualization of different body structures and their magnification.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Radiologia, Arcispedale S. Anna, Ferrara.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Merlo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bighi
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Cervi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lupi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vita
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement
vernacular_title: La radiografia digitale nella terapia intensiva neonatale.