Standard monitors for general office use have grayscale tone characteristics which may vary even between the same
models. In the medical field, monitors must display medical images accurately and consistently. Digital Imaging and
Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Part 14 specifies a display function for grayscale which is now used as a
standard to adjust the grayscale tone characteristics of monitors used in the medical field.
Display Differs Depending Upon Grayscale Tones
Medical images can now be reviewed with clinical record applications. However, it is costly for hospitals to install
high-performance, DICOM calibration compatible medical display monitors throughout the entire hospital, and a cost-efficient
solution is demanded for clinical review application usage environment.
Cost - Efficiency Demanded Under Clinical Review Applications
With the bundled RadiCS LE quality control software installed, a self-diagnosis function using a built-in backlight sensor
periodically checks the brightness of FlexScan MX-Series monitors. When a change in the brightness is detected, the
self-calibration function performs a simplified calibration compliant with the DICOM Part 14 standard to correct grayscale
tones and brightness of the monitor. Superior cost performance will be achieved when installing a large number of monitors
compliant to DICOM Part 14 in clinical review application usage environment.
FlexScan MX-Series with Calibration to the DICOM Part 14 Compliant and Superior Cost Performance
Selecting the Optimum Monitor for Clinical Review
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CIE
Gamma 2.2
Log-Linear
DICOM Part 14
Same Image Looks Different.
Monitor A
Monitor B
Grayscale Tones
Different Grayscale Tones
Medical Image
High-Performance
Medical Display Monitor
Cost - Efficient
Clinical Review Monitor
Self -
Calibration
Grayscale
Grayscale Tones
Brightness
Grayscale
Brightness
DICOM Part 14
Grayscale
Brightness
