Performing chest x-rays at inspiration in uncooperative children: the effect of exercises with a training program for radiology technicians.

Objective. It is difficult to acquire a chest X-ray of a crying infant at maximum inspiration. A computer program was developed for technician training.

Microradiography of microcalcifications in breast specimen: a new histological correlation procedure and the effect of improved resolution on diagnostic validity.

Introduction. Does high-resolution visualization of microcalcifications improve diagnostic reliability? Method. X-rays were taken of mamma specimens with microcalcifications in 32 patients (10 malignant; 22 benign) using conventional radiography (12 Lp/mm) and high-resolution radiography (2000 Lp/mm).

[Workflow improvement and efficiency gain with near total digitalization of a radiology department].

Purpose: To determine the temporal changes of the workflow caused by digitalization of the radiology department after installation of digital luminescence-radiography (DLR), a radiology information system (RIS) and picture archiving and communication system (PACS) at the Missionsärztliche Klinik in April 2000.

Materials And Methods: In a comparative study, a workflow analysis by manual registration of different work steps was performed before (1999) and after (2001) digitalization of a radiology department.

Results: The digitalization shortened the examination time for patients from a mean of 8 min to 5 min.