title: Computer integrated radiology system: analogue goes digital.
abstract: At the end of 1995, a pilot project of a year and a half was successfully completed. The project had two main objectives. On the one hand, the aim was to have a performant analogue X-ray system replaced by a digital system. On the other, modalities of various manufacturers had to be integrated and evaluation had to be done on-screen. Within the scope of QA, this paper deals with a comparative study on the hard- and soft copy evaluation of 90 selected intensive thorax radiographs. A further element in our study was the adjusted work-flow of radiological technical assistants as well as a comparison of dose measurements in conventional and digital systems.
authors.affiliation: Landeskrankenhaus (LKH) Steyr, Zentrales Röntgeninstitut (ZRI), Austria.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sandmayr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wallentin
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D001317:Austria; D003201:Computers; D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*