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.