DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANUAL X-RAY, CR & DR

MANUAL X-RAY-

1. Uses traditional film to capture images. 

2. Requires chemical processing in a darkroom to develop images. 

3. Image quality depends on the chemicals used, and the image quality can degrade over time due to the aging of chemicals.

4.  It takes a lot of time to get an X-ray image as it goes through multiple steps from X-ray development to drying the film.

 COMPUTERISED RADIOGRAPHY- 

1. Uses photostimulable phosphor plates instead of traditional film.

2. X-ray cassettes are scanned by a reader to convert the stored energy into a digital image.

3. Improvement in image quality over manual X-ray, but still depends on factors like cassette quality and the age of the X-ray machine.

4. Faster than manual X-ray, but it still takes some time to scan the cassette.

 

DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY - 

1.Uses a flat panel or digital detector to capture images.

2. Images are converted from electrical signal to an X-ray image immediately.

3. Better image quality with enhanced contrast and improved resolution.

4. Images will be available immediately, leading to faster diagnosis.