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Experience with digital radiography applied to double contrast arthrography of the knee performed with a photostimulable phosphor plate is reported. The image processing technique used to improve the digital image is described, and some theoretical considerations are discussed. A preliminary comparison is also made between arthrographic images obtained with conventional screen-film systems and the digital system, especially in respect of the image quality and visualization of the soft tissue structures least well demonstrated with conventional arthrography.
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Lupi, L., Corcione, S., Cervi, P.M. et al. Diagnostic potential of double contrast arthrography of the knee with the digital technique. Skeletal Radiol. 20, 5–8 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00243713
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