Dear PACS Insider,
More institutions are now deploying off-the-shelf LCD displays around the hospital, thanks to their lower cost. As Web-based image review software has also proliferated, clinicians are increasingly using these displays to review images.
But these types of displays vary widely in performance and require regular calibration, according to research presented at last week's 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago. A study team from University College Dublin in Ireland found that calibration led to statistically significant improvement in a number of important physical and psychophysical display parameters.
Our coverage of the research is the focus of this PACS Insider edition. You can access the Insider Exclusive before it is published for the rest of our AuntMinnie.com members by clicking here.
In other stories we're featuring so far from the RSNA meeting, a review of medical apps for the iPhone found a lot of value and potential for the technology. In another study, researchers from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore discovered that the iPhone could be used in diagnosing appendicitis from CT scans.
Also, be sure to check out consultant Michael J. Cannavo's annual PACSman Awards, an irreverent take on this year's PACS vendor highlights. Stay tuned for additional PACS coverage from the RSNA meeting in the coming weeks.
In other feature articles, we have coverage of ghosting-related charges filed in November against the president of teleradiology services provider Reddy Solutions. For that article, click here.
You can also learn more about how Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston is using an internally developed application to search radiology reports and images in its PACS archive. Associate editor Cynthia E. Keen has our coverage of the research.
Do you have a topic you'd like to see covered in your PACS Digital Community or are you interested in submitting an article to AuntMinnie.com? Please feel free to drop me a line.
Happy holidays from all of us at AuntMinnie.com!
