A quality control program for the computed radiography images transmitted to the emergency departments image review-workstation
F Carbon · 1997
Computed radiography images are currently being processed by the use of the Agfa Diagnostic Centre (ADC) at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. The ADC makes use of a filmless cassette, which has a re- usable intensifying screen with photostimulable storage phosphors that retain a latent image. The 8-bit image is then transmitted via an ADC- IMPAX system to the Image Review Monitors in the Emergency Department. A Quality Control program has been established to monitor and detect the performance levels of the computed radiographic image information transmitted to the Emergency Departments remote review workstation. The goals of this exercise were to first identify problems and their frequency that would affect the quality of the information transmitted. Common errors that affected the quality of transmitted information were: entire and complete examinations not being transmitted, incorrect image orientation and the lack of side markers, duplicate images and the incorrect use of image processing algorithms. Once the problems are identified and addressed, the Quality Control program should identify any changes to the performance level in the quality of image information that is being transmitted to the Emergency Department. (author abstract)