| Visiting the doctor's office is a far cry today than | | | | more precise details. |
| it was just five years ago. The speed of CR | | | | ï¬ No need for retakes - Those clunky, |
| system technology has made life better not only | | | | old-fashioned conventional X-Rays are still a |
| for you but also the entire medical field. No where | | | | manual process. It requires a technician to set the |
| is this trend more visible than in the medical | | | | exposure depending on the size of the patient and |
| imaging field due in large part to computed | | | | this can be done wrong resulting in an over or |
| radiography and CR solutions with the help of cr | | | | under exposure. If this happens, the image needs |
| software. | | | | to be corrected by repeating the X-Ray after |
| Over the last few years, the health field has seen | | | | exposure factors are readjusted. In the end, you |
| numerous technological advancements especially in | | | | have the patient exposed to additional radiation as |
| the area of radiology due to the introduction of | | | | well as a financial loss to the doctor's office since |
| newer technologies like Sonography, CR solutions, | | | | the first film is thrown away. |
| DICOM solutions, CT, MRI and DSA. As a matter | | | | ï¬ |
| of fact, all of these changes has prompted the | | | | With digital X-Rays from a CR system, the |
| alteration of the terminology of this specialty | | | | exposure factors are not required to be so |
| from radiology to medical imaging. After all, what | | | | accurate. The variations in exposure can be |
| else can you call a CR system? | | | | adjusted on the monitor after the image has |
| Computed radiography, also refereed to as CR | | | | been obtained thanks to the CR software. A near |
| solutions, implements similar equipment and | | | | perfect image can then be printed every time. |
| technology to conventional radiography except | | | | ï¬ No loss of Films - Often times things |
| that an imaging plate and CR software is used in | | | | get lost. Film is no different, especially in a busy |
| place of a film to create an image. So instead of | | | | department. The film then needs to be redone, |
| the film being developed in a darkroom with | | | | resulting in additional radiation exposure and loss of |
| chemical trays, the imaging plate is run through a | | | | revenue. You don't have this problem in DICOM |
| DICOM solutions computer scanner to read and | | | | solutions imaging. |
| digitize the image. This digitized image is then | | | | ï¬ Multiple images on one film - In a |
| viewed and enhanced using CR software which | | | | Barium X-ray study or IVU, about eight to ten |
| works very similar to a conventional | | | | films can be taken. With CR solutions, all these |
| image-processing software. It has all of the same | | | | images are placed on one film. Any abnormal |
| traits such as contrast, brightness, and zoom. | | | | portions can be enlarged, highlighted and labeled |
| There are numerous advantages of obtaining | | | | thanks to the technology of CR software. |
| digital images through CR systems over | | | | ï¬ Images can be provided on medium |
| conventional radiology: | | | | other than film - In a CR system, images can be |
| ï¬ Image quality improvement: Image of | | | | documented and stored on CD, high quality paper |
| the chest, spine and bones are of exceptional | | | | or viewed on a monitor. |
| quality using CR solutions with have better and | | | | |