Display Considerations When Choosing a Mammography Monitor

Screen resolution for mammography displays ranges between 5MP and 12MP.  1. Screen size and resolution of Display In a dual-head display configuration—that is, two displays set up together as a pair—each monitor has a screen size of 21 inches and a resolution of 5MP. This is the minimum requirement that the MQSA calls for. Learn more about why you need a 5MP display monitor for interpreting mammography cases. However, a single fusion display—in which breast images that would normally appear on two displays are combined into a single screen so that radiologists can more easily compare the images side by side—has a screen size of about 30 to 33 inches and a resolution of 12MP. Although fusion displays clearly provide a larger screen and a much higher resolution, one option isn’t “better” than the other. The choice between a dual-head display or a fusion display comes down to personal preference…

Advantages of Medical Display Monitors in Mammography 

Introduction 70% of diagnostic errors result from radiologists not seeing abnormalities within images.  Breast cancer is the most commonly missed diagnosis for radiologists.  Mammograms can be challenging to read because evidence of breast cancer is subtle. Masses, calcification, and a slight change in tissue density often blend into surrounding healthy tissues. As radiologists can attest, dense breast tissue appears white on a mammogram—but, unfortunately, so do cancers. The denser the patient’s breast tissue naturally is, the greater the challenge in identifying these indicators. Abnormalities need to be clearly visible to achieve earlier diagnoses and better patient outcomes.  The effectiveness of mammograms depends on the image quality. It also depends on what radiologists are able to see. So a better mammography display will yield a better reading. The Importance of Screen Resolution in Medical Displays Display brightness and screen resolution is the most important factor influencing the quality of breast images.…

Why Medical Diagnostic Displays?

Diagnostic Displays vs Commercial-grade monitor A COTS monitor doesn’t show all of the critical anatomical information radiologists need to diagnose conditions with accuracy and confidence.  What is COTS? COTS (Commercial off-the-shelf) monitors are intended for office automation, to display documents to appear like a printed page. Therefore, attributes are weighted heavily to being as bright as possible so that text is easily resolved with minimal eyestrain. Commercial displays attain maximum luminance long before the graphic card input reaches its maximum input value. Remember that a typical graphics card can display 256 different input values, each representing a distinct piece of diagnostic information. COTS monitors have been observed to max out on brightness at an input value as low as 200. This means that values 201 to 255 are mapped to the same luminance value. As a result, 20 percent of all the data is cropped or simply eliminated. What are…
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