Clinical utilization of grayscale workstations

Author

Stewart, Brent K. ; Aberle, Denise R. ; Boechat, M. Ines ; Barbaric, Zoran ; Taira, Ricky K. ; Sayre, James W. ; Dwyer, Samuel J., III

Author_Institution

Dept. of Radiol., Sci., California Univ. Sch. of Med., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

12

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

3/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

86

Lastpage

100

Abstract

The factors influencing the image fidelity of gray-scale monitors and how they are determined through both physical and psycho-physical measurements are discussed. Estimation techniques for the amount of image data to be displayed, both the daily digital image data volume and the estimation of the number of gray-scale display stations required, are also examined. Gray-scale display station hardware and software designs are presented. It is pointed out that exceptional attention must be paid to the details of workstation design, as this is the sole interface of the radiologist to the resources of the digital image management network.<>

Keywords

biomedical equipment; medical diagnostic computing; radiology; workstations; clinical utilization; daily digital image data volume; digital image management network; gray-scale monitors; grayscale workstations; hardware design; physical measurements; psychophysical measurements; radiology; software design; Computed tomography; Computer displays; Diagnostic radiography; Digital images; Gray-scale; Picture archiving and communication systems; Radio spectrum management; Radiology; Ultrasonic imaging; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0739-5175

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/51.195945

Filename

195945