Dear AuntMinnie Member,
Good news for radiologists in filmless imaging environments -- staring at a monitor all day doesn't appear to hurt your vision.
That's the conclusion of a study presented at last month's RSNA meeting by University of Maryland researchers, according to an article by staff writer Erik L. Ridley that we're featuring in our PACS Digital Community.
The researchers gave vision tests to radiologists working at three hospitals, and also asked them questions about their age and medical history. They also asked a subgroup of younger radiologists -- those most likely to be on call -- some detailed questions about the impact of sleep on their image reading.
The group found that filmless reading had no impact on visual acuity throughout the day (although a disturbingly high percentage of radiologists surveyed had less than 20/20 vision). The study also has some interesting findings regarding the impact of sleep deprivation on radiologist performance.
Read all about it by clicking here, or visit our PACS Digital Community at pacs.auntminnie.com.
Finally, I'd like to note that this is the last Letter from the Editor you'll be receiving from AuntMinnie.com in 2005. In the past 12 months our Web site has continued to grow and expand, and we'd like to thank all of our readers and sponsors for another successful year -- without you, there would be no AuntMinnie.com.
In what's become an annual tradition, we've compiled a list of the Top 10 articles on AuntMinnie.com as measured by the number of page views they've received. The list is an excellent way to see what was hot in radiology in 2005. To view the list, just click here.
Thanks again, and best wishes for 2006!
