Re: DeSmet in late Sept. (Mark)-digitizing

[Guest guest]

There are apparently at least two ways to digitize x-rays. This is

the way I'm going to do it. I took the originals to a photo-shop

where they do a lot of specialized work. They will scan the x-rays

on a light screen, then burn the results on to a cd. They'll give me

one version of each x-ray at 72 dpi...and one version at 300 dpi.

One of my questions to Dr. de Smet was whether 72 dpi would be good

enough resolution. He seemed to prefer better resolution, but also

said, if the images were clear enough, he could use 72.

(The difference is the size of the e-mail file. 300 dpi would be

about three times the size of 72, as I understand it.)

Any way, once I have the cd in hand, I could either mail it as a cd

or transfer to an e-mail file, and send that. Dr. d S said he could

work with either medium. I think I'm more comfortable sending him

the e-mail.

But also, remember, this is what I have planned. I haven't had the

copying done yet. I'm waiting to pull the trigger until I get a

denial of coverage notice from CIGNA. Also note: the cost (for me)

will be about $100 to digitize five images.

I'll let you know where I go from here...

All the best.

Alan

> Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me in

> Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays and

were

> they ok for Dr. De Smet?

>

[Guest guest]

There are apparently at least two ways to digitize x-rays. This is

the way I'm going to do it. I took the originals to a photo-shop

where they do a lot of specialized work. They will scan the x-rays

on a light screen, then burn the results on to a cd. They'll give me

one version of each x-ray at 72 dpi...and one version at 300 dpi.

One of my questions to Dr. de Smet was whether 72 dpi would be good

enough resolution. He seemed to prefer better resolution, but also

said, if the images were clear enough, he could use 72.

(The difference is the size of the e-mail file. 300 dpi would be

about three times the size of 72, as I understand it.)

Any way, once I have the cd in hand, I could either mail it as a cd

or transfer to an e-mail file, and send that. Dr. d S said he could

work with either medium. I think I'm more comfortable sending him

the e-mail.

But also, remember, this is what I have planned. I haven't had the

copying done yet. I'm waiting to pull the trigger until I get a

denial of coverage notice from CIGNA. Also note: the cost (for me)

will be about $100 to digitize five images.

I'll let you know where I go from here...

All the best.

Alan

> Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me in

> Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays and

were

> they ok for Dr. De Smet?

>

[Guest guest]

Holy Mackerel Alan, $100.oo to digitize? Seriously, if you use even

a decent digital camera, you will get great quality. And, you can

really zoom in using the Macro feature for those sexy osteophytes. I

just used a blank " word " screen on my computer as a background,and

some masking tape to hold em' up, and DeSmet loved the quality.

Keep the $100.oo bucks and get some new handball shoes. =) Your'e

gonna need em' soon, bub.

Cristobal C+ 4-15-04

> > Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me in

> > Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays and

> were

> > they ok for Dr. De Smet?

> >

[Guest guest]

Alan,

A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital raditaion

dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

In surfacehippy , " Alan Ray " wrote:

> There are apparently at least two ways to digitize x-rays. This

is

> the way I'm going to do it. I took the originals to a photo-shop

> where they do a lot of specialized work. They will scan the x-

rays

> on a light screen, then burn the results on to a cd. They'll give

me

> one version of each x-ray at 72 dpi...and one version at 300 dpi.

> One of my questions to Dr. de Smet was whether 72 dpi would be

good

> enough resolution. He seemed to prefer better resolution, but

also

> said, if the images were clear enough, he could use 72.

>

> (The difference is the size of the e-mail file. 300 dpi would be

> about three times the size of 72, as I understand it.)

>

> Any way, once I have the cd in hand, I could either mail it as a

cd

> or transfer to an e-mail file, and send that. Dr. d S said he

could

> work with either medium. I think I'm more comfortable sending him

> the e-mail.

>

> But also, remember, this is what I have planned. I haven't had

the

> copying done yet. I'm waiting to pull the trigger until I get a

> denial of coverage notice from CIGNA. Also note: the cost (for

me)

> will be about $100 to digitize five images.

>

> I'll let you know where I go from here...

>

> All the best.

> Alan

>

>

> > Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me in

> > Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays and

> were

> > they ok for Dr. De Smet?

> >

[Guest guest]

Alan,

A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital raditaion

dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

In surfacehippy , " Alan Ray " wrote:

> There are apparently at least two ways to digitize x-rays. This

is

> the way I'm going to do it. I took the originals to a photo-shop

> where they do a lot of specialized work. They will scan the x-

rays

> on a light screen, then burn the results on to a cd. They'll give

me

> one version of each x-ray at 72 dpi...and one version at 300 dpi.

> One of my questions to Dr. de Smet was whether 72 dpi would be

good

> enough resolution. He seemed to prefer better resolution, but

also

> said, if the images were clear enough, he could use 72.

>

> (The difference is the size of the e-mail file. 300 dpi would be

> about three times the size of 72, as I understand it.)

>

> Any way, once I have the cd in hand, I could either mail it as a

cd

> or transfer to an e-mail file, and send that. Dr. d S said he

could

> work with either medium. I think I'm more comfortable sending him

> the e-mail.

>

> But also, remember, this is what I have planned. I haven't had

the

> copying done yet. I'm waiting to pull the trigger until I get a

> denial of coverage notice from CIGNA. Also note: the cost (for

me)

> will be about $100 to digitize five images.

>

> I'll let you know where I go from here...

>

> All the best.

> Alan

>

>

> > Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me in

> > Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays and

> were

> > they ok for Dr. De Smet?

> >

[Guest guest]

Alan,

A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital raditaion

dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

In surfacehippy , " Alan Ray " wrote:

> There are apparently at least two ways to digitize x-rays. This

is

> the way I'm going to do it. I took the originals to a photo-shop

> where they do a lot of specialized work. They will scan the x-

rays

> on a light screen, then burn the results on to a cd. They'll give

me

> one version of each x-ray at 72 dpi...and one version at 300 dpi.

> One of my questions to Dr. de Smet was whether 72 dpi would be

good

> enough resolution. He seemed to prefer better resolution, but

also

> said, if the images were clear enough, he could use 72.

>

> (The difference is the size of the e-mail file. 300 dpi would be

> about three times the size of 72, as I understand it.)

>

> Any way, once I have the cd in hand, I could either mail it as a

cd

> or transfer to an e-mail file, and send that. Dr. d S said he

could

> work with either medium. I think I'm more comfortable sending him

> the e-mail.

>

> But also, remember, this is what I have planned. I haven't had

the

> copying done yet. I'm waiting to pull the trigger until I get a

> denial of coverage notice from CIGNA. Also note: the cost (for

me)

> will be about $100 to digitize five images.

>

> I'll let you know where I go from here...

>

> All the best.

> Alan

>

>

> > Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me in

> > Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays and

> were

> > they ok for Dr. De Smet?

> >

[Guest guest]

At 05:28 AM 7/16/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>Alan,

>A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital raditaion

>dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

I think those are just copies, not digital copies. I got copies of my

before and after x-rays for my own personal files. A friend took a digital

photo of them by taping them to her sliding glass door. Of course I now

have trees in my pelvis, but... ;-)

Cindy

C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

[Guest guest]

At 05:28 AM 7/16/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>Alan,

>A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital raditaion

>dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

I think those are just copies, not digital copies. I got copies of my

before and after x-rays for my own personal files. A friend took a digital

photo of them by taping them to her sliding glass door. Of course I now

have trees in my pelvis, but... ;-)

Cindy

C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

[Guest guest]

A few months ago I was experiencing pain in my hip joint, and

fearing that it may have become infected, I was X rayed at the local

hospital to enable me to send them in to De Smet for his opinion. I

asked the hospital for copies and they offered to put them on a CD

rom, as everything is digitised onto their computers now anyway, and

would only take a few minutes. They didn't even charge for it. On

the other hand, a friend of mine recently made a similar request at

another hospital, and was told that " no way could they do anything

like that " . So it seems it's the luck of the draw. Worth asking

though.

Mike B. RBHR 17.06.03

[Guest guest]

A few months ago I was experiencing pain in my hip joint, and

fearing that it may have become infected, I was X rayed at the local

hospital to enable me to send them in to De Smet for his opinion. I

asked the hospital for copies and they offered to put them on a CD

rom, as everything is digitised onto their computers now anyway, and

would only take a few minutes. They didn't even charge for it. On

the other hand, a friend of mine recently made a similar request at

another hospital, and was told that " no way could they do anything

like that " . So it seems it's the luck of the draw. Worth asking

though.

Mike B. RBHR 17.06.03

[Guest guest]

A few months ago I was experiencing pain in my hip joint, and

fearing that it may have become infected, I was X rayed at the local

hospital to enable me to send them in to De Smet for his opinion. I

asked the hospital for copies and they offered to put them on a CD

rom, as everything is digitised onto their computers now anyway, and

would only take a few minutes. They didn't even charge for it. On

the other hand, a friend of mine recently made a similar request at

another hospital, and was told that " no way could they do anything

like that " . So it seems it's the luck of the draw. Worth asking

though.

Mike B. RBHR 17.06.03

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike.

My hospital (Vancouver General) wants $60 for a CD of my newest digital Xrays.,

I am going to obtain new film ones and send these to Dr. u in Montreal.

Ted

Re: DeSmet in late Sept. (Mark)-digitizing

A few months ago I was experiencing pain in my hip joint, and

fearing that it may have become infected, I was X rayed at the local

hospital to enable me to send them in to De Smet for his opinion. I

asked the hospital for copies and they offered to put them on a CD

rom, as everything is digitised onto their computers now anyway, and

would only take a few minutes. They didn't even charge for it. On

the other hand, a friend of mine recently made a similar request at

another hospital, and was told that " no way could they do anything

like that " . So it seems it's the luck of the draw. Worth asking

though.

Mike B. RBHR 17.06.03

[Guest guest]

Hi Mike.

My hospital (Vancouver General) wants $60 for a CD of my newest digital Xrays.,

I am going to obtain new film ones and send these to Dr. u in Montreal.

Ted

Re: DeSmet in late Sept. (Mark)-digitizing

A few months ago I was experiencing pain in my hip joint, and

fearing that it may have become infected, I was X rayed at the local

hospital to enable me to send them in to De Smet for his opinion. I

asked the hospital for copies and they offered to put them on a CD

rom, as everything is digitised onto their computers now anyway, and

would only take a few minutes. They didn't even charge for it. On

the other hand, a friend of mine recently made a similar request at

another hospital, and was told that " no way could they do anything

like that " . So it seems it's the luck of the draw. Worth asking

though.

Mike B. RBHR 17.06.03

[Guest guest]

And does you hair turn colors and fall out in the fall?

> >Alan,

> >A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital raditaion

> >dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

>

> I think those are just copies, not digital copies. I got copies of

my

> before and after x-rays for my own personal files. A friend took a

digital

> photo of them by taping them to her sliding glass door. Of course

I now

> have trees in my pelvis, but... ;-)

>

> Cindy

> C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

[Guest guest]

And does you hair turn colors and fall out in the fall?

> >Alan,

> >A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital raditaion

> >dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

>

> I think those are just copies, not digital copies. I got copies of

my

> before and after x-rays for my own personal files. A friend took a

digital

> photo of them by taping them to her sliding glass door. Of course

I now

> have trees in my pelvis, but... ;-)

>

> Cindy

> C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

[Guest guest]

Hi

My OS sells them for $8 each. They are YOUR films and they cannot keep them

from you. You may (probably) have to pay for a copying fee - but they can't

deny them to you.

Carol - RN

Re: DeSmet in late Sept. (Mark)-digitizing

Alan,

A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital raditaion

dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

In surfacehippy , " Alan Ray " wrote:

> There are apparently at least two ways to digitize x-rays. This

is

> the way I'm going to do it. I took the originals to a photo-shop

> where they do a lot of specialized work. They will scan the x-

rays

> on a light screen, then burn the results on to a cd. They'll give

me

> one version of each x-ray at 72 dpi...and one version at 300 dpi.

> One of my questions to Dr. de Smet was whether 72 dpi would be

good

> enough resolution. He seemed to prefer better resolution, but

also

> said, if the images were clear enough, he could use 72.

>

> (The difference is the size of the e-mail file. 300 dpi would be

> about three times the size of 72, as I understand it.)

>

> Any way, once I have the cd in hand, I could either mail it as a

cd

> or transfer to an e-mail file, and send that. Dr. d S said he

could

> work with either medium. I think I'm more comfortable sending him

> the e-mail.

>

> But also, remember, this is what I have planned. I haven't had

the

> copying done yet. I'm waiting to pull the trigger until I get a

> denial of coverage notice from CIGNA. Also note: the cost (for

me)

> will be about $100 to digitize five images.

>

> I'll let you know where I go from here...

>

> All the best.

> Alan

>

>

> > Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me in

> > Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays and

> were

> > they ok for Dr. De Smet?

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi

My OS sells them for $8 each. They are YOUR films and they cannot keep them

from you. You may (probably) have to pay for a copying fee - but they can't

deny them to you.

Carol - RN

Re: DeSmet in late Sept. (Mark)-digitizing

Alan,

A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital raditaion

dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

In surfacehippy , " Alan Ray " wrote:

> There are apparently at least two ways to digitize x-rays. This

is

> the way I'm going to do it. I took the originals to a photo-shop

> where they do a lot of specialized work. They will scan the x-

rays

> on a light screen, then burn the results on to a cd. They'll give

me

> one version of each x-ray at 72 dpi...and one version at 300 dpi.

> One of my questions to Dr. de Smet was whether 72 dpi would be

good

> enough resolution. He seemed to prefer better resolution, but

also

> said, if the images were clear enough, he could use 72.

>

> (The difference is the size of the e-mail file. 300 dpi would be

> about three times the size of 72, as I understand it.)

>

> Any way, once I have the cd in hand, I could either mail it as a

cd

> or transfer to an e-mail file, and send that. Dr. d S said he

could

> work with either medium. I think I'm more comfortable sending him

> the e-mail.

>

> But also, remember, this is what I have planned. I haven't had

the

> copying done yet. I'm waiting to pull the trigger until I get a

> denial of coverage notice from CIGNA. Also note: the cost (for

me)

> will be about $100 to digitize five images.

>

> I'll let you know where I go from here...

>

> All the best.

> Alan

>

>

> > Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me in

> > Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays and

> were

> > they ok for Dr. De Smet?

> >

[Guest guest]

I know about the copies. But... don't trust international mail

enough to get x-rays from San Francisco to Ghent undamaged...and even

at all. E-mail doesn't create such concerns. Even my own sports med

doc will do that for $9.00 apiece. Since so many others have managed

to get them there by mail, I suppose I might just try it. God knows

saved money is found money.

Thanks,

Alan

> > > Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me

in

> > > Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays

and

> > were

> > > they ok for Dr. De Smet?

> > >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I know about the copies. But... don't trust international mail

enough to get x-rays from San Francisco to Ghent undamaged...and even

at all. E-mail doesn't create such concerns. Even my own sports med

doc will do that for $9.00 apiece. Since so many others have managed

to get them there by mail, I suppose I might just try it. God knows

saved money is found money.

Thanks,

Alan

> > > Thanks Alan for the info on insurance, now won't you join me

in

> > > Belgium in late September? How did you digitize your x-rays

and

> > were

> > > they ok for Dr. De Smet?

> > >

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I want you all to know I'm exercising enourmous restraint by not

responding to the whole " trees in the pelvis " post. I really am

trying to be a good boy. But I can't help thinking of woodpeckers

and sap jokes....

C+ 4-15-04

> > >Alan,

> > >A doc told me you can get copies of xrays from a hospital

raditaion

> > >dept for $7/each...may be worth investigating...

> >

> > I think those are just copies, not digital copies. I got copies

of

> my

> > before and after x-rays for my own personal files. A friend

took a

> digital

> > photo of them by taping them to her sliding glass door. Of

course

> I now

> > have trees in my pelvis, but... ;-)

> >

> > Cindy

> > C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01