The authors compared image quality and stability with a dry laser imager ve
rsus a conventional wet laser imager. Hard copies of 56 magnetic resonance
imaging and computed tomographic studies were analyzed for gray-scale distr
ibution and temperature stability. Results with the dry laser imager did no
t reach the quality of results with a wet laser imager, but the performance
and ecologic criteria were sufficient to make use of this technique advant
ageous.