Craig R Audin, Shima Aran, Victorine V Muse, Gerald F Abbott, Jeanne B Ackman, Amita Sharma, Carol C Wu, Mannudeep K Kalra, Theresa C McLoud, Jo-Anne O Shepard, Florian J Fintelmann, Matthew D Gilman
OBJECTIVES: To compare image quality, visibility of anatomic landmarks, tubes and lines, and other clinically significant findings on portable (bedside) chest radiographs acquired with wireless direct radiography (DRw) and computed radiography (CR). METHODS: In a prospective IRB-approved and HIPAA-compliant study, portable DRw (DRX-1C mobile retrofit portable wireless direct radiography, CareStream Inc., Rochester, NY) and portable CR (AGFA CR (DXG) version; NIM2103, AGFA Healthcare, Ridgefield Park, NJ) images of the chest were acquired within 24-hours in 80 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)...
September 21, 2017: Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology