| Digital medical imaging has changed the way | | | | better with a DR system. DR imaging systems |
| medicine is practiced. Digital images can be sent | | | | create higher resolution in digital medical images |
| and received over the Internet, decreasing | | | | than do CR systems. This is a crucial factor when |
| transmission time to seconds rather than days. | | | | you are considering that your diagnoses are made |
| Archiving capabilities allow medical facilities both | | | | based on the medical images you take, and thus |
| large and small to quickly and easily comply with | | | | the resolution quality is of primary concern for |
| HIPPA patient record storage rules. Digital images | | | | physicians. This factor will also add another benefit |
| can be taken and then enhanced on a | | | | to your office's work flow, because less time will |
| computerized clinical workstation. With all of these | | | | have to be spent at a clinical workstation |
| advantages, many medical offices are making the | | | | enhancing images when they are automatically |
| switch to digital imagery. If you are in the market | | | | taken and produced with an improved resolution. |
| for a new digital imaging system, you should | | | | All forms of medical imaging exposes patients and |
| consider the use of a new DR system and how it | | | | personnel to a certain amount of radiation. In |
| can improve the workflow in your medical office. | | | | order to protect your patients and staff, you will |
| A DR, or Digital Radiography, system is one of | | | | want the least amount of exposure possible in |
| the best choices for enhancing the speed of | | | | order to acquire the digital medical images that |
| image capture. With fewer processing steps in the | | | | you need. Comparing systems commonly found in |
| creation of digital medical images than that | | | | the rad room, the DR units will use less radiation |
| offered by CR, computed radiography, systems, | | | | to capture the digital images than a computed |
| the digital radiography system provides much | | | | radiography system. |
| faster digital image acquisition times. This fact | | | | Although a Digital Radiography System tends to |
| alone will improve your office workflow, because | | | | cost more for the initial purchase than a CR |
| you can capture your digital images more quickly | | | | system, many medical facilities both large and |
| and efficiently, allowing you to take many more | | | | small find that the DR unit so improves the |
| images in the same amount of time used by a | | | | productivity of their office that the investment is |
| computed radiography system. | | | | well worth it. |
| The quality of digital medical images produced is | | | | |