Comparison of the Delay in Processing Time and Protective Plastic Cases in Two Phosphor Plate Systems

Objective. The purpose of this study was to analyze two phosphor plate systems (PSPs) (Dürr Dental, Digora Optime) according to their scanning delay and protective plastic case performances. Methods. Two PSPs using an aluminum step wedge were exposed. These plates were placed in three different pro...

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Main Authors:	Aktan, Ali Murat, Çiftçi, Mehmet Ertuğrul, Akgünlü, Faruk
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	The Scientific World Journal 2012
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504408/

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spelling	pubmed-35044082012-12-04 Comparison of the Delay in Processing Time and Protective Plastic Cases in Two Phosphor Plate Systems Aktan, Ali Murat Çiftçi, Mehmet Ertuğrul Akgünlü, Faruk Research Article Objective. The purpose of this study was to analyze two phosphor plate systems (PSPs) (Dürr Dental, Digora Optime) according to their scanning delay and protective plastic case performances. Methods. Two PSPs using an aluminum step wedge were exposed. These plates were placed in three different protective plastic cases (manufacturers' original cases, black case, and white case) before obtaining the radiographs and were then processed immediately and 1, 5, 10, 30, 60, 120, 240, and 480 min after exposure. Mean gray values (MGVs) of the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th steps of the wedges were compared using ANOVA. Results. Statistically significant differences were found between the two PSPs (P < 0.001). ANOVA revealed that the MGVs of four steps of the wedges were significantly different from each other for all scan delays (P < 0.001). MGVs increased with increasing scanning delay, except the group with Dürr plates in their original cases. Reduction in image quality began 5 min after exposure in the other Dürr plate groups. Conclusions. Within the limitations of the current study, it can be concluded that scanning delay causes a reduction in image quality, and using the manufacturer's original protective case will result in better performance of PSPs. The Scientific World Journal 2012-11-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3504408/ /pubmed/23213301 http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/850764 Text en Copyright © 2012 Ali Murat Aktan et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author	Aktan, Ali Murat Çiftçi, Mehmet Ertuğrul Akgünlü, Faruk
spellingShingle	Aktan, Ali Murat Çiftçi, Mehmet Ertuğrul Akgünlü, Faruk Comparison of the Delay in Processing Time and Protective Plastic Cases in Two Phosphor Plate Systems
author_facet	Aktan, Ali Murat Çiftçi, Mehmet Ertuğrul Akgünlü, Faruk
author_sort	Aktan, Ali Murat
title	Comparison of the Delay in Processing Time and Protective Plastic Cases in Two Phosphor Plate Systems
title_short	Comparison of the Delay in Processing Time and Protective Plastic Cases in Two Phosphor Plate Systems
title_full	Comparison of the Delay in Processing Time and Protective Plastic Cases in Two Phosphor Plate Systems
title_fullStr	Comparison of the Delay in Processing Time and Protective Plastic Cases in Two Phosphor Plate Systems
title_full_unstemmed	Comparison of the Delay in Processing Time and Protective Plastic Cases in Two Phosphor Plate Systems
title_sort	comparison of the delay in processing time and protective plastic cases in two phosphor plate systems
description	Objective. The purpose of this study was to analyze two phosphor plate systems (PSPs) (Dürr Dental, Digora Optime) according to their scanning delay and protective plastic case performances. Methods. Two PSPs using an aluminum step wedge were exposed. These plates were placed in three different protective plastic cases (manufacturers' original cases, black case, and white case) before obtaining the radiographs and were then processed immediately and 1, 5, 10, 30, 60, 120, 240, and 480 min after exposure. Mean gray values (MGVs) of the 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th steps of the wedges were compared using ANOVA. Results. Statistically significant differences were found between the two PSPs (P < 0.001). ANOVA revealed that the MGVs of four steps of the wedges were significantly different from each other for all scan delays (P < 0.001). MGVs increased with increasing scanning delay, except the group with Dürr plates in their original cases. Reduction in image quality began 5 min after exposure in the other Dürr plate groups. Conclusions. Within the limitations of the current study, it can be concluded that scanning delay causes a reduction in image quality, and using the manufacturer's original protective case will result in better performance of PSPs.
publisher	The Scientific World Journal
publishDate	2012
url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3504408/
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Comparison of the Delay in Processing Time and Protective Plastic Cases in Two Phosphor Plate Systems

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