| 0706 Time and motion study comparing two photostimulable phosphor imaging systems | ||
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R. RAMAMURTHY1, A.G. FARMAN1, J.P. SCHEETZ1, and C.F. CANNING2, 1University of Louisville, KY, USA, 2Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Objectives: To compare two photostimulable phosphor (PSP) radiographic systems in terms of time efficiency, technical reliability and convenience. Methods: PSP systems compared were (1) DenOptix®(Gendex, Illinois) and (2) ScanX® (Air Techniques, NY). Fifteen full mouth series (FMS) were conducted with each system. The time to produce a FMS series was documented using a stopwatch. The steps studied were: data entry, plate erasure, packaging, positioning/exposure, unpacking, loading processor/scanning (300dpi), and image transfer to electronic FMS mount. An independent groups t-test was employed. The à priori α was set at p£ 0.05. Results: The mean procedure time for DenOptix® was 43.8 minutes; for ScanX® it was 39.6 minutes (p£ 0.007). The processing time for DenOptix® was significantly longer (p£ 0.001). A significant difference was also observed for image transfer to FMS layout (p£ 0.001) with the time taken being much shorter with VixWin® software provided with DenOptix® compared to Vipersoft® software recommended by Air Techniques for use with the ScanX® PSP system. While overall time was longer for DenOptix®, it was possible to work on other tasks during the scanning phase, whereas this was not the case for ScanX®. Conclusions: ScanX® was significantly more time-efficient compared to DenOptix® for producing a FMS. VixWin® software was preferred over Vipersoft® with regards to user friendliness of the software and operator’s convenience. | ||
| Seq #98 - Radiological Diagnostics 2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Thursday, 10 March 2005 Baltimore Convention Center Exhibit Hall E-F | ||
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