Scans on Disc?

[RexKD]

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The computerization of MRI images is seen by many as a major advancement in radiology because of the ease with which a radiologist can cross reference earlier scans and different slices of the same scan.

Are there any imaging modalities which are not yet sent directly to disc/PACS? I heard heard that plain film suffers a loss of quality by being digitized.

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[f_w]

I am still puzzled as to where you are trying to get with your questions.

CT/MR/US/Nucs are acquired digitally so there is no problem storing them in a PACS.

'Plain Films' will be a thing of the past 5 years from now. Radiographs will either be acquired using a digital detector (DR) or on a memory plate that can be read out by a digital laser readout device (CR).
The resolution of these devices is slightly less than a regular film/screen system, but for 99% of the work the slight decrease doesn't make a difference.

Even mammography has gone digital. In Full field digital mammography (FFDM) the image is acquired using a digital detector. Again, the spatial resolution of digital mammo is less than analog, but in terms of diagnostic accuracy this is outweighed by other factors such as improved contrast resolution.

 

[RexKD]

I am still puzzled as to where you are trying to get with your questions.

CT/MR/US/Nucs are acquired digitally so there is no problem storing them in a PACS.

'Plain Films' will be a thing of the past 5 years from now. Radiographs will either be acquired using a digital detector (DR) or on a memory plate that can be read out by a digital laser readout device (CR).
The resolution of these devices is slightly less than a regular film/screen system, but for 99% of the work the slight decrease doesn't make a difference.

Even mammography has gone digital. In Full field digital mammography (FFDM) the image is acquired using a digital detector. Again, the spatial resolution of digital mammo is less than analog, but in terms of diagnostic accuracy this is outweighed by other factors such as improved contrast resolution.

Thank you for your reply. Your explanation was very clear.