title: [Comparison of traditional methods and digital technics in the study of the biliary and pancreatic systems using endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)].
abstract: ERCP holds a key role in the diagnosis of pancreatic-biliary disease. In this technical paper the authors report their experience with computed radiography (CR) in ERCP diagnostic imaging. A stimulable phosphor system was employed (Toshiba TCR-201). Fifteen pancreatic-biliary patients were studied with both conventional and CR techniques. With the same diagnostic output and radiological system, CR was superior to conventional technique in: dramatic exposure-time reduction, image post-processing (exposure error amendment, contrast change, spatial filtering, zooming, gray-scale inversion, etc.), patient exposure reduction, and digital archiving.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Generale Regionale, San Giovanni, Rotondo, Foggia.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bonetti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sassani
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forlano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001660:Biliary Tract Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006500:Hepatic Duct, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement
vernacular_title: Confronto tra metodica tradizionale e tecnica digitale nello studio delle vie biliari e pancreatiche mediante colangiopancreatografia retrograda per via endoscopica (ERCP).