title: Digital chest radiography.
abstract: Apart from projectional and plain radiographs, all images in a radiology department are obtained in a digital format and handled by computers. It is now technically possible to acquire a digital chest radiograph without the use of conventional film. There are advantages in the image processing of digital chest radiographs but the cost remains a compelling obstacle.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Hospital, London.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Hansell
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000639:trends; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D014962:X-Ray Film