[A new digital radiology system. The technical considerations and clinical experience]

The authors report their experience with a new digital X-ray film processing system, particularly used in the diagnosis of breast, chest, joint and bone pathologic conditions. The technical features of the system are described, and the results are reported which appear as the most significant in mammography, with better visualization of both microcalcifications and small detail images. The above results are due to the possibility of broad contrast variations and of processing basal X-ray images. The possibility is also stressed of improving the diagnostic value of a technically incorrect radiograph, especially if overexposed, with subsequent dose saving.