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Effect of enveloping and disinfection methods on artefact formation on enveloped PSP plate images

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the artefacts caused by different disinfection and protection methods that can be used for infection control of photostimulable phosphor (PSP) plates. METHODS: The plates that were enveloped with single or double envelopes were sprayed with an alcohol-containing solution o...

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Autores principales: Pamukcu, Umut, Tetik, Hatice, Peker, Ilkay, Karadag Atas, Ozge, Zafersoy Akarslan, Zuhre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Nature Singapore 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8783187/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35064886
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11282-022-00587-1
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: To investigate the artefacts caused by different disinfection and protection methods that can be used for infection control of photostimulable phosphor (PSP) plates. METHODS: The plates that were enveloped with single or double envelopes were sprayed with an alcohol-containing solution or wiped with an alcohol-containing tissue. Four PSP groups with two plates in each group were formed (A = wiping single envelope, B = wiping double envelopes, C = spraying onto single envelope, and D = spraying onto double envelopes). Any artefacts (1 = no artefact, 2 = presence of artefact less than 0.5 cm wide, and 3 = presence of artefact larger than 0.5 cm wide) on the 12 acquired images were evaluated. RESULTS: Artefacts (score-3) occurred on the images of Group C-2 PSP plate after the 3rd exposure. According to the Kruskal–Wallis test the difference between the artefact score of the four methods was found significant. Post-hoc comparisons showed the Group C artefact scores were higher than the others and the difference was significant. The total time of enveloping and disinfection processes for groups was; A = 6.30 min, B = 7.58 min, C = 5.48 min, and D = 7.14 min. CONCLUSIONS: Regardless of the number of envelopes, wiping with a tissue was less likely to cause artefacts, while spraying was reliable only when double envelopes were used. However, using a tissue and double envelopes, which are less risky in terms of artefact, causes time loss, difficulty in manipulation, environmental pollution and high cost.