Soft-copy display and reading: what the radiologist should know in the digital era.
The basic scheme of modern medical imaging consists of the following steps: (1) data acquisition, (2) data (image) processing, (3) further data processing by the computer graphic system, (4) image display, and finally (5) visual perception and interpretation. Medical monitors represent a forgotten part of the whole chain. The purpose of this review is to present the key facts about the display technologies used today, as well as their characterization and quality assurance.
Sorantin
Erich
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Division of Paediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 34, A 8036 Graz, Austria. erich.sorantin@meduni-graz.at
D003196:Computer Graphics; D016288:Computer Terminals; D003626:Data Display; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D011871:Radiology / Q000379:methods*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D014584:User-Computer Interface