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The recent advances in medical imaging systems owe much to the digitalization technique made possible by the application of electronics and computer technologies to the medical field. X-ray computed tomography (CT) represented the first application of the digitalization technique and is often referred to as the greatest technological development. Since then, a variety of digital radiographic systems have been introduced and utilized in medicine. In this wave of technological innovation, computed radiography (CR) was developed as a new system of standard radiography. Unlike the conventional film/screen system (CFS), CR uses an imaging plate (IP)capable of storing X-ray energy [1]. In this chapter, an account is given of the application of this system to chest radiography, reporting the author’s clinical experience with this new system.
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Takashima, T. (1987). Chest. In: Tateno, Y., Iinuma, T., Takano, M. (eds) Computed Radiography. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-66884-8_8
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