ARE YOU READY TO MAKE THE SWITCH TO DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY? If you don't know the answers to questions like the ones below, you're not alone. That's why the American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) is making its Digital Radiography Supplement available free to all interested veterinarians.

1. (Fill in the blank) ___________________ is probably the most important advance in veterinary imaging since the advent of diagnostic ultrasound. 

2. TRUE or FALSE? Like conventional X-ray intensifying screens, the image plate (IP) of a computed radiography (CR) system can be used many times before image quality degrades. 

3. The two main categories of digital equipment are frequently compared before purchase of a new digital system. These two categories are: 

     a. Computed radiography (CR) and direct digital radiography (DDR) 

     b. Image plate (IP) and teleradiology 

     c. Charge coupled detectors (CCD) and flat panels 

     d. None of the above 

4. TRUE or FALSE? Digital imaging and communication in medicine (DICOM) is a communication protocol that imaging devices use to communicate. 

5. Radiographic artifacts are portions of the image that may: 

     a. Mimic a clinical feature 

     b. Impair image quality 

     c. Obscure abnormalities 

     d. All of the above 

For answers to these questions and hundreds of details about the basics of digital radiography, download a free copy of the ACVR's Digital Radiography Supplement.

Answer Key: 1. Digital radiography; 2. True; 3. A. Computed radiography (CR) and direct digital radiography (DDR); 4. True; 5. D. All of the above