A portable diagnostic workstation based on a Webpad: implementation and evaluation.
A wireless hand-held Webpad device was used to review a sample set of cranial computerized tomography (CT) studies to assess its diagnostic capabilities and its feasibility as a portable diagnostic workstation for radiology. The data-set consisted of 30 head CT studies of emergency cases. Two neuroradiologists and a senior radiologist participated in the evaluation of the portable workstation. They used a Web-based viewer that we developed, which provided all the major functionalities required for radiological image review. The reported radiological findings and diagnoses were compared with a gold standard, comprising a set of diagnoses previously formulated by a consensus panel of radiologists who had reviewed the original studies. The diagnoses made using the Webpad were correct (no major discrepancies) in 82 out of 90 interpretations (91%), which is comparable to the accuracy reported in image review with a conventional radiological workstation. The average total working time per diagnosis was 5 min 25 s (range 2-12 min). The simplicity of use of the system and its low cost make it suitable for distributing radiological studies within hospital facilities.
Pagani
Luca
L
Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland. luca.pagani@ee.oulu.fi
Jyrkinen
Lasse
L
Niinimäki
Jaakko
J
Reponen
Jarmo
J
Karttunen
Ari
A
Ilkko
Eero
E
Jartti
Pekka
P
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008122:Local Area Networks; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008905:Minicomputers; D012015:Reference Standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019112:Teleradiology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed