New Advancements In Mammography Workstations

A mammo workstation is truly the heart of the mammography center. Functioning as a web viewer for mammographies and working in conjunction with a PACS system, the mammo workstation allows for the enhancement and viewing of digitized mammography images. The workstation also enables the archiving of digital mammographies and related digital reports, as well as sending and receiving dicom images on the World Wide Web. Advancements in these workstations grant affordability for small and mid-sized medical facilities as well as improved office workflow.

Every mammography office must meet current HIPPA regulations for patient information security standards, and a workstation can help in this regard. Management and authorization of users is built into these software systems, so that even with multiple users accessing the system at the same time you will achieve secure control over it. Digital medical images can be viewed remotely on a virtual private network online, or through a local area or wide area network, again offering a secure environment for viewing patient medical images and digital documents.

Mammography workstations are also equipped to handle the viewing of both computed radiography or digital radiography images. A mammography DR system allows you to view the high resolution digital images produced by a DR acquisition system. By using digital medical images over film images, a mammography office can boost productivity with the improved query and retrieval speeds supplied by the digital systems, even with large studies and relevant prior study retrieval. These tasks can also be customized to meet your specific needs, further reducing the time it takes to perform these repetitive tasks.

Not only are digital mammography images now easier than ever to manage on a personal computer, but related reporting is also now simpler with digital documents. You can use the software to create your own reports, customize the flow of the mammography reports, and use BIRADS reporting, saving valuable time throughout the work day. Digital reports can be viewed with the corresponding digital images, giving you a fuller understanding of each patient's records, and thus improving patient care while saving time.

The viewing and processing tools available with a mammo workstation and used in conjunction with image capture devices such as the agfa drystar 5503 Imager are customizable and designed for ease of use. Multiple studies may be viewed together for comparison, while dynamic hanging protocols are in effect. The software enables you to zoom, rotate, pan and mirror at the same time, and annotations are easily manipulated with this state-of-the-art workstation program.

These advancements found in digital mammography workstation programs save even small and mid-sized clinics a great deal of time and money.