title: Image digitizing in conventional radiology.
abstract: Since early 1991 a new procedure has been tested at the Hôpital du St-Sacrement that uses a phosphorous plate instead of a standard x-ray cassette. The phosphorous plate is exposed to x-rays using standard equipment and is then read by a computer that transfers the resulting image onto either a plate or a cathode screen. This new technology lends importance to the radiology technician's role in image manipulation and determination of the ideal sensitometric curve for each x-ray examination. The technician can generate an image with adjustments in latitude and contrast, depending on the radiologist's needs and notwithstanding the technical parameter settings used during the x-rays.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Bédard
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Delisle
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D010758:Phosphorus; D011792:Quebec; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D014962:X-Ray Film / Q000592:standards
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus