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Portable chest radiology in intensive care: a comparison of a new dual characteristic film-screen system (Insight) incorporating a flexible grid with a standard film-screen system.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8689825     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Insight (Insight, Kodak, UK) is a new dual image receptor system which utilizes an asymmetric film screen combination. Conventional radiography was compared with the Insight system, in combination with a cassette incorporating a flexible grid, in fifty patients on the intensive care unit. Radiographs were analysed by intensive care junior medical staff, nursing staff and two groups of radiologists. Insight provided better visualization of lung parenchyma, mediastinal detail and position of endotracheal tubes than conventional radiography. Central venous catheters were generally seen better on conventional radiographs than on Insight. Insight system produces a significant improvement in plain chest radiography in the intensive care unit. In the absence of digital radiography it is a suitable technique for routine radiography in the intensive care unit.
Authors:
G T Rottenberg; R J Chin; C M Allen; P Maggs; D Kessel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical radiology     Volume:  51     ISSN:  0009-9260     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Radiol     Publication Date:  1996 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-08-23     Completed Date:  1996-08-23     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1306016     Medline TA:  Clin Radiol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  494-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Imaging, University College London Hospitals Trust, Middlesex Hospital, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Equipment Design
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Intensive Care / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Radiation Dosage
Radiography, Thoracic / instrumentation*

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