Simple and rapid production of radiographic slides or prints using a personal computer and a laser imager.
A simplified and rapid method for making radiographic slides or prints using a personal computer, a computer monitor adapter and a laser imager is described. When the divided monitor output of a personal computer is connected to a laser imager in the Radiology Department, radiographs and text on the personal computer can be printed out from the laser imager. By selecting slide size print format, 12 slide-sized images can be printed on a film. In addition, by selecting other print formats various sized images can be printed on film, which then can be used as teaching files or as backlight display panels for scientific exhibits. This method can only produce gray-scale printouts, which are sufficient for radiological presentations. Any radiology department can utilize this system by simply installing a computer monitor adapter.
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Department of Radiology, NTT Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
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D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D016288:Computer Terminals; D003626:Data Display; D005085:Exhibitions as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007834:Lasers; D008838:Microcomputers; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation; D011859:Radiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D013664:Teaching Materials