Title :
Independent viewer for optical data cards
Author :
Siedband, Melvin P. ; Grenzow, Frank C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med. Phys., Wisconsin Univ. Med. Sch., Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
A filmless medical imaging system which uses optical data cards is presented. The cards are used to transfer portions of a patient image file. The optical data cards, characteristics of the images, and data compression/expansion needs are described. Construction and operation of an independent viewer are discussed
Keywords :
PACS; biomedical equipment; data compression; data expansion; filmless medical imaging system; image characteristics; optical data cards; patient image file; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Costs; Displays; Hard disks; Image storage; Interpolation; Medical diagnostic imaging; Optical films; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95976
