Importance Of Medical-Grade Monitors In Tele-Radiology

Tele-radiology helps solve many of the issues brought about through digitalisation, by providing a service on an as-required basis. An insight by Anantha Narayanan, Country Head, EIZO Corporation

THE MEDICAL industry has seen some great technological advances in the last few decades. One of the more substantial advancements has been the replacement of physical scans with PACS and digital scans. With PACS and the digital age, radiologists are now able to access and view more data in a shorter time frame than ever before. Not only can multiple images be placed side by side on a screen, but hundreds of images can be stacked and then scrolled through, all in a matter of seconds. Thanks to the new increasing possibility of capturing more images in deeper details from each patient, the numbers of medical images being taken for diagnostics are increasing year by year.

Ultimately more data means that radiologists have to look through more scans than ever before, and hospitals are requiring more radiologists and specialists to cope with the increased amount of information. This technological leap from physical to digital, although improving the quality and efficiency of medical care, has brought with it many logistical problems. Some of the challenges of being able to provide the best patient treatment are unsatisfactory hospital environments, cost aspects or not having enough skilled radiologists available on-site.

One potential solution to overcoming these issues in the future is tele-radiology. Teleradiology is the practice of sending digital images to an external radiologist to interpret data for you. Recently many independent radiologists and tele-radiology firms have started up, which focus on providing interpretations by qualified radiologists.