[Digital hilar tomography. A comparison with the conventional technique].
The aim of the following study was to compare conventional hilar tomography and digital hilar tomography. 20 patients were examined both with conventional and digital hilar tomography using the same tomographic technique and the identical exposure dose. All patients underwent computed tomography of the chest as a golden standard. The digital technique, especially the edge-enhanced image version, showed superior image quality. ROC-analysis by 4 readers found equal diagnostic performance without any statistical difference. Digital hilar tomography shows a superior and constant image quality and lowers the rate of re-exposure. Therefore, digital hilar tomography is the preferable method.
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Abteilung für Radiologische Diagnostik Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen.
Braunschweig
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray
Digitale Hilustomographie. Ein Vergleich mit der konventionellen Technik.