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E Boijsen

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Radiology in the Nordic Countries.

NEMT, Nordic Evaluation of Medical Technology, conducted a study in 1988-89 on the use and diffusion of diagnostic radiology technologies in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, i.e. the Nordic Countries. The study analysed the responses to a questionnaire sent to all Nordic radiology departments. Our findings show a variation from about 500 to nearly 900 radiology examinations per 1000 inhabitants among the Nordic Countries. Some of the differences are explained by unique structural factors of the health care system in each country, even if they all provide comparable public health services. Other differences are explained by variations in medical practice, accessibility to new imaging modalities, and replacement policies. This paper summarizes the results of the study.

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Microvasculature architecture of small liver metastases in man. A correlation between microfil vascular preparations and histologic sections.

The hepatic artery and the portal vein of 12 human cadaver livers with metastases of various sizes and origins were injected with Microfil. The microvascular appearances of the metastases were studied in order to receive an explanation to findings at angiography and contrast enhanced computed tomography. Histologic examinations were also performed of Microfil-injected specimens.

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Digital urography using stimulable phosphor. An experimental study in the rabbit.

In a urographic experimental study in six rabbits conventional film-screen images were compared with digitized images. Two digitized images were examined, one simulating the conventional film-screen combination, and one frequency modified. The nephrographic and excretory phases of four different doses of contrast medium (iohexol, 350 mg I/ml) were investigated in each rabbit (4, 2, 1, and 0.5 ml/kg body weight). No differences were found between the different doses of contrast medium for the two imaging systems. With digitized images the exposure (radiation dose) could be decreased to 12.5 per cent of the conventional film-screen combination without any loss of information.

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Digital radiography of the spine, large bones and joints using stimulable phosphor. Early clinical experience.

The value of digital radiography in musculoskeletal disorders was investigated by assessing its ability to depict anatomic structures and common radiologic features as compared with the conventional film-screen combination. The digital image that was frequency modified was superior to conventional films in delineating soft tissue structures and for areas with large attenuation differences. The conventional film-screen system was superior in depicting small anatomic structures and in identifying the zone close to prostheses. This was explained by the high spatial resolution of the conventional film system and the disturbing halo effect around the prosthesis seen with digital images. The halo effect is an overshoot caused by the unsharp masking operator, which was in this series not changed for individual examinations. The exposure (radiation dose) could be reduced to 50 per cent using the digital system, without any loss of information.

Arthrography↗