[Colonic contrast enema in digital luminescent radiography (DLR) and conventional x-ray technic]

120 double-contrast barium enemas were obtained by both digital luminescent radiography (DLR) and conventional screen-film systems, the digital exposure dose being 50% of the conventional one. In DLR two differently post processed images were obtained from one x-ray exposure: a display with low spatial frequency enhancement was processed to look like a conventional radiograph and was complemented by a display with high spatial frequency enhancement. Analysing the results statistically DLR proved to be diagnostically equivalent to conventional radiography despite the reduction in exposure dose and a slightly diminished image quality. High spatial frequency enhancement did not provide further diagnostic information and is therefore superfluous in barium enemas.