A chest X-ray is taken to study the lungs and heart. The best radiograph is obtained when the child's lungs are filled with air. The child is seated or stands against the film holder and is positioned so that all of the lung fields are included. Two views are usually obtained; one from the front and one from the side. Infants and small toddlers are x-rayed while lying down on the film holder.
Occasionally we must gently restrain the child using sandbags. This doesn't hurt the child, but usually makes him angry and he will often cry in protest. This is an advantage for the technologist who can then obtain the X-ray when the child fills his lungs with air. After the X-rays the child is then returned to the parents in the waiting room.
Sometimes the physician orders a cardiac series. This necessitates giving the child some spoonfuls of barium to be swallowed during the chest X-ray.
The parents are asked to wait until the films are processed and checked for quality before leaving the Radiology Department. Occasionally a film must be repeated because of motion or because the radiologist requests an additional view to clarify the diagnosis.
An abdomen X-ray is similar to the chest X-ray except the part of the body being radiographed is different. The child is usually lying down on the table or turned on his side. Sometimes we obtain a view of the abdomen while standing up.
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9/9/09
Computed Radiography Systems Can Improve Workflow and Save Money
Computed Radiography is a tried and true method of acquiring medical digital images for use as x-rays. Computed radiography systems are not only available for large hospitals, but also for small and medium-sized medical facilities, orthopedic offices and others. Now you can use exceptional CR systems, including AGFA CR, kodak CR, and Fuji CR units, to complement your existing digital radiography equipment and move it up to low-volume digital imagery at an affordable price.
CR systems can be used both in the office and off-site. With a CR unit, you also have more flexibility in taking patient images because the patient can be lying or sitting down. Reusable cassettes are used for the digital image capture, which is a cost savings over film and development chemicals that need to be replaced for every image taken.
The Kodak digital radiography systems offer an attractive group of digital imaging units. Several of the Kodak CR systems come with a mini-PACS system as well, so that you can archive and distribute your digital images quickly and easily.
The AGFA CR 30-X and 35-X systems are compact and produce high resolution digital medical images. The AGFA CR systems allow you to meet HIPPA requirements in terms of medical digital image archiving and storage. The CR30-X is a compact tabletop device that runs on standard electrical outlets, saving space as well as time in that it offers a simpler installation than other systems. The AGFA CR 35-X offers three unique image resolution modes for your convenience.
Fuji CR systems are available in XC-1 and XL-1 models. Both have a small footprint, making them suitable for use in exam rooms. They offer fast image previews in less than a minute, and offer imaging plates in a variety of sizes appropriate to your medical digital imaging tasks. The Fuji CR XL-1 can send digital images to your PACS system, where the images can be stored, and it will also enable you to print hard copies of your digital medical images to film. The fuji cr XC-1 can process 35 plates measuring 14X17 per hour, while the XL-1 can read 62 similar sized plates each hour, for improved workflow in your digital imaging department.
Computed radiography systems such as the AGFA, Fuji and Kodak CR units make a great choice for when you want to retrofit the radiology equipment that you already have in place. By upgrading your current equipment so that it produces digital medical images, you can also benefit by being able to use a PACS system for digital archiving both on and off-site, and can implement teleradiology to send and receive digital images.
CR systems can be used both in the office and off-site. With a CR unit, you also have more flexibility in taking patient images because the patient can be lying or sitting down. Reusable cassettes are used for the digital image capture, which is a cost savings over film and development chemicals that need to be replaced for every image taken.
The Kodak digital radiography systems offer an attractive group of digital imaging units. Several of the Kodak CR systems come with a mini-PACS system as well, so that you can archive and distribute your digital images quickly and easily.
The AGFA CR 30-X and 35-X systems are compact and produce high resolution digital medical images. The AGFA CR systems allow you to meet HIPPA requirements in terms of medical digital image archiving and storage. The CR30-X is a compact tabletop device that runs on standard electrical outlets, saving space as well as time in that it offers a simpler installation than other systems. The AGFA CR 35-X offers three unique image resolution modes for your convenience.
Fuji CR systems are available in XC-1 and XL-1 models. Both have a small footprint, making them suitable for use in exam rooms. They offer fast image previews in less than a minute, and offer imaging plates in a variety of sizes appropriate to your medical digital imaging tasks. The Fuji CR XL-1 can send digital images to your PACS system, where the images can be stored, and it will also enable you to print hard copies of your digital medical images to film. The fuji cr XC-1 can process 35 plates measuring 14X17 per hour, while the XL-1 can read 62 similar sized plates each hour, for improved workflow in your digital imaging department.
Computed radiography systems such as the AGFA, Fuji and Kodak CR units make a great choice for when you want to retrofit the radiology equipment that you already have in place. By upgrading your current equipment so that it produces digital medical images, you can also benefit by being able to use a PACS system for digital archiving both on and off-site, and can implement teleradiology to send and receive digital images.
Buying the Best Quality Radiology Equipment
When buying any new equipment care needs to taken in what you are choosing. It is even more important when you are buying medical equipment. For example if you are buying some PACS imaging equipment for the radiology reading rooms then it is important to make sure that the budget you have is being spent wisely. It is very important to do a lot of research into making sure that the machines that you buy are the best ones for the job, last for a long time, be reliable and that they will offer good value for money.
It is a good idea spending a significant amount of time finding out about what digital radiography systems is available. Look at the prices though, because budget is crucial and therefore anything above budget can be instantly dismissed, however good it looks. This should help make the decision making process easier. Once you have found all of the equipment in your price range, then it is a good idea to read reviews of those products. You should be able to find reviews on the Internet which will give you an idea of how reliable the equipment is, how long lasting and how easy to use. These are really the main factors you should be using for choosing but it is important to look at all the features to make sure that it does what you currently need it to do and also have more things that you may like t start using in the future. It is important to try to look ahead and think about whether things will change, needs will grow and more use will be made of the machine. This is not an easy thing to do but if you make a good guess then that is the most important thing.
Make sure that when you are selecting the machine that you ask the users what they think. They might want something like X-Ray film recycling to be possible and this may mean that you have to change the machine you were decided on. There are a whole host of features that they might want and as it is for them that the machine is being bought then it is very important to listen to all of their suggestions. They may not all be possible but it is worth while doing that so the machine you choose is the best one for them.
It is a good idea spending a significant amount of time finding out about what digital radiography systems is available. Look at the prices though, because budget is crucial and therefore anything above budget can be instantly dismissed, however good it looks. This should help make the decision making process easier. Once you have found all of the equipment in your price range, then it is a good idea to read reviews of those products. You should be able to find reviews on the Internet which will give you an idea of how reliable the equipment is, how long lasting and how easy to use. These are really the main factors you should be using for choosing but it is important to look at all the features to make sure that it does what you currently need it to do and also have more things that you may like t start using in the future. It is important to try to look ahead and think about whether things will change, needs will grow and more use will be made of the machine. This is not an easy thing to do but if you make a good guess then that is the most important thing.
Make sure that when you are selecting the machine that you ask the users what they think. They might want something like X-Ray film recycling to be possible and this may mean that you have to change the machine you were decided on. There are a whole host of features that they might want and as it is for them that the machine is being bought then it is very important to listen to all of their suggestions. They may not all be possible but it is worth while doing that so the machine you choose is the best one for them.
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