1Assistant Medical Superintendent, Department of Radiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
2Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
3Senior Resident, Department of Radiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
4Junior Resident, Department of Hospital Administration, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
5MHM Student, Department of Hospital Administration, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences
*Corresponding author: K V Krishna Reddy, Assistant Medical Superintendent, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad-500082. Phone: 9490295004. Fax: 040-23489999. Email: drkvkreddy36@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 6 November, 2014.
To assess the quality of Digital Radiography (DR) with respect to various quality factors and parameters with conventional radiology(CR).
The study population included patients of all age groups apart from various out-patient departments for radiographs of varied body parts, thousand radiographs selected at random during the period of four months, had been evaluated for various quality parameters. Bed-side and inpatient radiographs ware excluded from the study.
The study showed as the radiographic quality of digital radiography imaging does not show significant difference over conventional X-rays; however the digital radiography unit scores over conventional radiography in decreased number of re-exposures and has the advantage of archiving and retrieval system.
Digital Radiography, Optimal Study, Suboptimal Study
