A Diagnostic Monitor Can Help Achieve High Resolution In Your Medical Digital Images
Although digital medical images in the Dicom format can be viewed by using specialized software on a personal computer that runs Windows, MAC or Linux, there are some advantages to using a diagnostic monitor. Ordinary personal computer monitors can display shades of grey that are not as refined as can be obtained through the use of these quality monitors, making it more difficult for all physicians involved in patient diagnosis to have the same-looking image to view, and thus can lead to varied diagnostic results. By using these monitors, you can achieve a similar look in the greyscale tone in the digital medical image, and your team of diagnosticians can work together with the same information, making for better patient care.
These monitors come in varying sizes, and what you will want to choose depends on the types and sizes of digital medical images that you need to view. Monitors come in different sizes of megapixels, or MPs. The greater the megapixels, the larger the digital image you can see on the monitor screen with no loss of resolution.
A 2MP monitor allows you to view PACS, CT, MRI, ultrasound, orthopedic, and angiography images in 1,200 by 1,600 resolution. With a 3MP monitor you can also view MRI, entire chest CR images, PACS, CT, PET and angiography with 1,536 X 2,048 resolution. A 5 MP monitor is often used for viewing digital mammography images, and comes with a high resolution of 2,048 by 2,560. You can also find a 2MP monitor, 3 MP monitor and 5 MP monitor that comes in grayscale display or color.
A 2 MP monitor with a color display can be useful for viewing color ultrasounds. A color 3 MP monitor will allow you to see your digital medical images with superior brightness and a wide view angle. A greyscale 5 MP monitor allows for the ability to see the digital images with high contrast, mandatory for the proper viewing of mammographies.
Features vary among these types of medical monitors, much as they do with personal computer monitors, so you will want to carefully read the descriptions for each monitor you are considering to make sure it matches your needs. One aspect to look for is the ergonomic design of the monitor. Eye strain is a big issue for anyone who sits in front of a computer screen for hours a day. Medical monitors sometimes offer an glare panel, so there is no diffused reflection from light in the room where the monitor is used, for example.
No matter which monitor you choose, be it a 2 MP monitor, a 3 MP monitor, or a 5 MP monitor, a diagnostic monitor can improve patient care while saving you time and physical strain in digital medical image viewing.
In this article Jonathon Blocker writes about–Achieving High Resolution In Your Medical Digital Images with a Diagnostic Monitor.
