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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-1
pubmed:abstractText
Continuous developments in digital imaging technology have contributed to the vital role held today by digital X-ray imaging in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Foremost among these developments is the replacement of cine film with digital data equivalents as the procedure record. Other improvements include software innovations and processing algorithms, along with new types of hardware capable of delivering required functionality more rapidly. A significant recent development is that of the flat-panel X-ray detector as a replacement for the image intensifier, which has served the needs of the cardiac catheterization laboratory for nearly 5 decades. Clinical users must evaluate the respective technologies and determine whether one or the other meets the needs of their own laboratories. In this review, the two competing detector technologies are reviewed and a summary of general advantages and disadvantages of each is provided. A qualitative description is provided of parameters that can be used to assess quantitatively the performance of detectors and imaging systems. Using such objective measurements, together with standard techniques for evaluating imaging systems, angiographers and managers can better arrive at informed decisions for their own situation.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1522-1946
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
63
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
324-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Flat-panel detectors in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: revolution or evolution-what are the issues?
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Foundation and Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. dholmes@mayo.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article