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Over the past decade, the technology that permits images to be digitized and the reduction in the cost of digital equipment allows quick digital transfer of any conventional radiological film. Images then can be transferred to a personal computer, and several software programs are available that can manipulate their digital appearance. In this article, the fundamentals of digital imaging are discussed, as well as the wide variety of optional adjustments that the Adobe Photoshop 6.0 (Adobe Systems, San Jose, CA) program can offer to present radiological images with satisfactory digital imaging quality.
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Chalazonitis, A., Koumarianos, D., Tzovara, J. et al. How to Optimize Radiological Images Captured from Digital Cameras, Using the Adobe Photoshop 6.0 Program . J Digit Imaging 16, 216–229 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-003-1651-1
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