Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare conventional and storage phosphor radiography of the injured cervical spine. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixty-five patients underwent imaging in a supine position while wearing a cervical collar. Matched storage phosphor and conventional lateral cervical spine radiographs were obtained with an 18 x 24-cm hybrid cassette. Edge-enhanced and nonenhanced copies of each computed radiograph were printed on film, and the images were sent via a computer network to a remote imaging workstation. Four radiologists read the conventional radiographs, the two hard-copy computed radiographs, and the soft-copy images and used a binary scale to score the visibility of bone and soft-tissue structures. RESULTS: All readers scored better in all areas with computed radiographs, and a statistically significant (P = .030) improvement in performance was seen for soft-tissue structures. CONCLUSION: Storage phosphor imaging offers advantages over conventional radiography, and digital images may be a viable alternative to film.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 419-422 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Radiology |
| Volume | 193 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Radiography, comparative studies
- Radiography, computer- assisted
- Radiography, storage phosphor
- Spine, injuries
- Spine, radiography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging