title: [Flat-screen detector systems in skeletal radiology].
abstract: Implementation of flat-panel detectors and digital integration of the technique instead of the use of conventional radiographs leads to a shortening of the work process. With flat-panel technology the image production process is shortened by more than 30%. Major advantages in the implementation of integrated RIS, PACS and flat-panel detector system are increases in quality because most mistakes in picture labeling can be avoided, easier handling without the need for cassettes, and the possibility of image post-processing. The diagnostic quality of the images in the field of musculoskeletal radiology is, in comparison to conventional radiographs, at least adequate and in most cases markedly improved with a marked reduction in radiation exposure of around 30-50%. With respect to the numerous advantages of the digital techniques and especially flat-panel technology there is a very high likelihood that conventional radiographs will be substituted in the coming years, even though the cost of the new technology is currently significantly higher compared to conventional systems.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Osteologie, Universitätsklinik für Radiodiagnostik Vienna, Austria. stephen.grampp@univie.ac.at
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authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grampp
authors.forename: C
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authors.lastname: Czerny
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Krestan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Henk
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authors.lastname: Heiner
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authors.lastname: Imhof
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004526:Efficiency; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000295:instrumentation; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens