title: [The chest picture in the intensive care station as visualized by digital luminescence radiography].
abstract: To date there have been occasional reports on the technical aspects and accounts of the clinical use of digital radiography. There has, however, been a lack of reports on the clinical use of the technique in a large number of patients. We report our experience concerning more than 1250 chest x-rays on patients in intensive care; these have been carried out since December 1987, using a digital system. The method produces improvement in the radiological diagnosis of patients in intensive care; this is due to avoidance of incorrect exposures, the ability to obtain lateral films, consistent exposures and the ability to manipulate and store images electronically.
authors.affiliation: Radiologische Klinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Witte
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Bause
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pothmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwermer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schofer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bücheler
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Die Thoraxaufnahme auf der Intensivstation als digitale Lumineszenzradiographie (DLR).