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PATIENT SAFETY, RADIOLOGIST PRODUCTIVITY AFFECTED BY USE OF

CONSUMER-GRADE DISPLAYS FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGE READING

Use of Consumer-level Displays Creates Concerns in Diagnostics

CHICAGO – March 16, 2010

–

NEC Display Solutions of America

, a leading provider of

commercial LCD

display and

projector

solutions, today recommended that radiologists

reconsider any plans to use consumer-grade LCD displays for primary diagnostic reads

of patient scans.

Use of consumer-grade panels is on the rise due partly to the increase in teleradiology –

where radiologists perform readings outside of their hospital, lab or office – coupled with

hospital budgetary constraints.

The trend can adversely affect both patient safety and

radiologist productivity. NEC Display, which offers both varieties of displays, including

DICOM-calibrated medical diagnostic displays, and professional- and commercial-grade

LCD displays, suggests there are specific criteria important in evaluating displays for

primary radiology reads.

According to the American College of Radiology, more than 70 percent of radiology errors

are perceptual (Footnote No. 1: See

orRadiologyDoc20.aspx

), meaning a failure to perceive a radiographic abnormality.

Such

errors can impact patient care and raise the risk of liability. Ability to see radiographic

abnormalities can be directly linked to the diagnostic display’s ability to show small