Challenges associated with interfacing computed tomography to a picture archiving and communication system at the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center--a historical perspective.

abstract：:To solve the problems of image displays in filmless radiology conferences for the purpose of teaching, we made an experimental design of a conference system with dual 50-in. plasma monitors for displaying larger images and a shared folder containing shortcuts to images for quick display during conferences on the deskt...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Abe K,Narata M,Tanaka I,Takahashi M,Igarashi A,Sasaki T,Matsuyama K,Tohi N,Kosuda S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widespread integration of networking technology will change the hospital imaging environment, making computational, archiving, and film production services available to network-connected modalities. This change will be reflected in the designs of the image acquisition modalities themselves. A view of the future is pre...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Perry JH

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing radiologic exam volume and complexity necessitates leveraging advanced hardware solutions to optimize workflow efficiency. We evaluated radiologist satisfaction of a programmable 13-button non-conventional mouse compared to a conventional three-button mouse in daily interpretation workflow following a brief...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Denton K,Haider I,Hill J,Hunt SL,Ash R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is an effective tool used in determining disease stage and lesion malignancy; however, radiation exposure to patients and technicians during PET scans continues to draw concern. One way to minimize radiation exposure is to reduce the dose of radioactive tracer administered in...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Kaplan S,Zhu YM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the fifth and final article in our series for radiologists and imaging scientists on displaying, manipulating, and analyzing radiologic images on personal computers (PCs). There are many methods of transferring radiologic images into a PC, including transfer over a network, transfer from an imaging modality st...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Gillespy T 3rd,Richardson ML,Rowberg AH

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scheduling of CT and MR exams requires reasonable estimates for expected scan duration. However, scan-time variability and efficiency gains from combining multiple exams are not quantitatively well characterized. In this work, we developed an informatics approach to quantify typical duration, duration variability, and...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Zhang R,Narra VR,Kansagra AP

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As resources in the healthcare environment continue to wane, leaders are seeking ways to continue to provide quality care bounded by the constraints of a reduced budget. This manuscript synthesizes the experience from a number of institutions to provide the healthcare leadership with an understanding of the value of a...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Petersilge CA

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Feedback is an essential part of medical training, where trainees are provided with information regarding their performance and further directions for improvement. In diagnostic radiology, feedback entails a detailed review of the differences between the residents' preliminary interpretation and the attendings' final ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Choi HH,Clark J,Jay AK,Filice RW

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the design and implementation of a low-cost image archival and management solution on a radiology network consisting of UNIX, IBM personal computer-compatible (IBM, Purchase, NY) and Macintosh (Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA) workstations. The picture archiving and communications system (PACS) is...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Cox RD,Henri CJ,Bret PM

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a review of image quality assessment methods for monochrome CRTs in the field as opposed to the laboratory. The review includes image quality programs at the University of Washington, the University of Texas at Houston, the University of Michigan, and the University of Arizona. CRT manufacturers ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Roehrig H,Willis CE,Damento MA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful adoption of new technology development can be accentuated by learning and applying the scientific principles of innovation diffusion. This is of particular importance to areas within the medical imaging practice which have lagged in innovation; perhaps, the most notable of which is reporting which has remai...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Reiner BI

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the feasibility of an iPad-based documented patient briefing for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examinations. A standard briefing sheet and questionnaire for a MRI scan was converted from paper form into an iPad application. Twenty patients, who had been referred for an MRI scan, were briefed about the e...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Schlechtweg PM,Hammon M,Heberlein C,Giese D,Uder M,Schwab SA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The drawbacks of adaptive histogram equalization techniques are the loss of definition on the edges of the object and overenhancement of noise in the images. These drawbacks can be avoided if the noise is excluded in the equalization transformation function computation. A method has been developed to separate the hist...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Chuang KS,Chen S,Hwang IM

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical image segmentation is the crucial process for three-dimensional (3D) modeling. Many studies have claimed to suggest more accurate ways of segmentation. However, such research seems to have the drawback that it works against the parsimony principle. These methods have to resegment the regions of interest (ROIs)...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Lee JW,Lee J,Kim D,Kim JH,Park KS,Kang HS

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, several types of post-processing image filter which was designed to reduce noise allowing a corresponding dose reduction in CT images have been proposed and these were reported to be useful for noise reduction of CT images of adult patients. However, these have not been reported on adaptation for pediatric p...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Nishimaru E,Ichikawa K,Okita I,Tomoshige Y,Kurokawa T,Nakamura Y,Suzuki M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to retrospectively investigate whether using the newly developed algorithms would improve radiologists' accuracy for discriminating malignant masses from benign ones on ultrasonographic (US) images. Five radiologists blinded to the histological results and clinical history independently ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Wang Y,Wang H,Guo Y,Ning C,Liu B,Cheng HD,Tian J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While uncertainty is ubiquitous in medical practice, minimal work to date has been performed to analyze the cause and effect relationship between uncertainty and patient outcomes. In medical imaging practice, uncertainty in the radiology report has been well documented to be a source of clinician dissatisfaction. Befo...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Reiner BI

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy, precision, and rapidity of liver volumes calculated by using a freehand electromagnetic pen tablet contourtracing method as compared with the volumes calculated by using the standard optical mouse contourtracing method. The imaging data used as input for accuracy an...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Perandini S,Faccioli N,Inama M,Pozzi Mucelli R

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Managing and optimizing radiation dose has become a core problem for the CT community. As a fundamental step for dose optimization, accurate and computationally efficient dose estimates are crucial. The purpose of this study was to devise a computationally efficient projection-based dose metric. The absorbed energy an...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Tian X,Yin Z,De Man B,Samei E

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the association between the textural features obtained from 18F-FDG images, metabolic parameters (SUVmax, SUVmean, MTV, TLG), and tumor histopathological characteristics (stage and Ki-67 proliferation index) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The FDG-PET images of 67 patients with NSCLC were evalua...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Karacavus S,Yılmaz B,Tasdemir A,Kayaaltı Ö,Kaya E,İçer S,Ayyıldız O

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though facilities using computed radiography (CR) operate in an electronic environment, the production of hard-copy films is still necessary during the transition period, as well as for particular needs following complete implementation. We have implemented a quantitative technique to match the response of printe...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Hildestad CA,Morin RL

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of artifact images, obtained over 5 years of performance testing, of both computed radiography (CR) and integrated digital radiographic X-ray imaging detectors are presented. The images presented are all either flat field or test object images and show artifacts previously either undescribed in the existing l...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Honey ID,Mackenzie A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opinion surveys were gathered before and 6 months after installation of a prototype picture archiving and communication system (PACS) (PACS/1, Siemens Medical Systems, Iselin, NJ). Median turnaround times and the percent of delayed or missing reports were calculated for 1,026 baseline and 8,438 follow-up studies at 6 ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Worrell JA,Federspiel CF,Creasy JL,Pickens DR 3rd,Higginbotham K,Patton JA,Partain CL

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to investigate whether an offsite expert could effectively evaluate visually estimated ejection fraction (EF) while watching and guiding the echocardiographic procedure of an onsite novice practitioner using a social network video call. Sixty patients presenting to the intensive care unit and requiring echoca...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Kim C,Hur J,Kang BS,Choi HJ,Shin JH,Kim TH,Chung JH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recognizability of facial images extracted from publically available medical scans raises patient privacy concerns. This study examined how accurately facial images extracted from computed tomography (CT) scans are objectively matched with corresponding photographs of the scanned individuals. The test subjects wer...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Parks CL,Monson KL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New consumer technologies and interoperability standards have dated the first standardized curriculum for imaging informatics fellowships suggested by the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) in 2004 (Journal of digital imaging 17(4):244-248, 2004). Last year, analysis from this institution characteri...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Makeeva V,Vey B,Cook TS,Nagy P,Filice RW,Wang KC,Balthazar P,Harri P,Safdar NM

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we propose a new method for stitching multiple fluoroscopic images taken by a C-arm instrument. We employ an X-ray radiolucent ruler with numbered graduations while acquiring the images, and the image stitching is based on detecting and matching ruler parts in the images to the corresponding parts of a ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Chen C,Kojcev R,Haschtmann D,Fekete T,Nolte L,Zheng G

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital acquisition of data from the various imaging modalities for input to a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is discussed. Essential features for successful clinical implementation including Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) compliance, radiology information system (RIS)/hospit...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Andriole KP

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Hokkaido University Hospital, the large-scale PACS has been in clinical use since 1989. We developed various kinds of imaging terminals such as the image input terminal and the image display terminal for this system. This article presents detailed description of these terminals. ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Ozaki Y,Miyasaka K

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate stereoscopic perception of low-dose breast tomosynthesis projection images. In this Institutional Review Board exempt study, craniocaudal breast tomosynthesis cases (N = 47), consisting of 23 biopsy-proven malignant mass cases and 24 normal cases, were retrospectively reviewed...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Muralidhar GS,Markey MK,Bovik AC,Haygood TM,Stephens TW,Geiser WR,Garg N,Adrada BE,Dogan BE,Carkaci S,Khisty R,Whitman GJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00