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1 From the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. Received February 4, 1999; revision requested April 1; revision received August 23; accepted September 14. Address correspondence to M.S.
PURPOSE: To assess the diagnostic performance of an active-matrix flat-panel x-ray detector for reduced-dose imaging of simulated arthritic lesions.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A digital x-ray detector based on cesium iodide and amorphous silicon technology with a panel size of 43 x 43 cm, matrix of 3,000 x 3,000 pixels, pixel size of 143 µm, and digital output of 14 bits was used. State-of-the-art screen-film radiographs were compared with digital images obtained at doses equivalent to those obtained with system speeds of 400, 560, and 800. The phantom was composed of a human hand skeleton on an acrylic plate with drilled holes simulating bone erosions of different diameters and depths. Results of four independent observers were evaluated with receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.
RESULTS: The cesium iodide and amorphous silicon detector resulted in better diagnostic performance than did the screen-film combination, with the dose being the same for both modalities (P < .05). For digital images obtained at reduced doses, no significant differences were found.
CONCLUSION: The improved diagnostic performance with digital radiographs obtained with the cesium iodide and amorphous silicon detector suggests that this detector technology holds promise in terms of dose reduction for specific diagnostic tasks, without loss of diagnostic accuracy.
Index terms: Bones, radiography, 40.1215 • Flat panel detector • Radiography, comparative studies, 40.11, 40.1215 • Radiography, digital, 40.1215 • Radiography, technology • Screens and films
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