In order to provide a precise radiography for diagnosis, it is required that we avoid radiography with defects by having enough evaluation. Conventionally, evaluation was performed only by observation of a radiological technologist (RT). The evaluation support system was developed for providing a high quality assurance without depending on RT observation only. The evaluation support system, cal...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer develops in over 7000 women each year in Ontario. These patients will all undergo some staging work-up at diagnosis. The Breast Cancer Disease Site Group of the Cancer Care Ontario Practice Guidelines Initiative reviewed the evidence and indications for routine bone scanning, liver ultrasonography and chest radiography in asymptomatic women who have undergone surgery fo...

Although bronchogenic cysts of the lungs are not very common, the widespread use of mass miniature radiography and check radiography of the chest is revealing more and more of such congenital anomalies. It may therefore be of advantage for radiographers and chest physicians to bear in mind this possibility in the differential diagnosis and appropriate treatment of such cases. The present case i...

BACKGROUND Lung auscultation and bedside chest radiography are routinely used to assess the respiratory condition of ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Clinical experience suggests that the diagnostic accuracy of these procedures is poor. METHODS This prospective study of 32 patients with ARDS and 10 healthy volunteers was performed to compare the diagnostic ...

Background: The radiation doses resulting from diagnostic X-ray examinations are routinely measured in terms of entrance surface dose (ESD) and effective dose (ED). In this study, for the purpose of radiation protection, the radiation doses received from Digital chest X-ray examination were evaluated in terms of ESD and ED. Material and Methods: The ED was calculated by using the MCNP ...

PURPOSE The aims of this study were to determine the value of chest radiography in diagnosing lung parenchymal injury in patients with thoracic trauma, and to evaluate the frequency of lung parenchymal injury by using thoracic computed tomography (CT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2005 and June 2006, we retrospectively evaluated the anteroposterior chest radiographs and thoracic CTs ...