title: Thirty-five millimeter versus digital photography: comparison of photographic quality and clinical evaluation.
abstract: The objective of this article is to assess the quality of digital images versus standard 35-mm photodocumentation and to undertake a comparative assessment of 35-mm and digital photography in a clinical setting in facial plastic surgery. For evaluation of image quality, 10 subjects had images captured via a conventional 35-mm single lens reflex (SLR) camera and a digital camera under identical lighting conditions. The digital images were transferred to computer hard drive and processed for production of slides. Direct side-by-side comparison of projected images was performed by the authors. The standard photographic slides were of slightly finer detail and crispness than the computer-generated images. In a clinical setting, the quality of both the 35-mm and digital photographs enables complete preoperative evaluation and assessment of postsurgical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Pennsylvania, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wall
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kazahaya
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000295:instrumentation*