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RADBOOK 2015 137 DISPLAYS / PRINTERS ◼ Most accurate characterization of the display Dome uses true DICOM test targets and takes measurements over the full dynamic range with a high-precision, instrumentation photometer. This pro- vides the most accurate characterization of the display possible. The character- ization data is then permanently stored in the flat panel and is always available to be read back and used to perform an instant calibration at any time. Other vendors choose to compromise where and how the display is char- acterized, using a tiny front sensor instead of a calibrated photometer and measuring at the very edge of the display, rather than the center. Due to bezel crimping and backlight non-uniformity, the edge of the flat panel is a poor substitute for center measurements. Using a low-precision sensor to take measurements also yields much poorer results. Not surprisingly, front sensor calibration is less accurate and more volatile, but it’s hard to know this if the same front sensor is also used for QA and conformance testing as well. Long-term reliability For our system to work, the display behavior must be stable over time, and it is. Over a decade of research and experience has demonstrated this. A 10-year- old Dome display is still as perfectly calibrated as it was the day it left the factory. The huge advantage of this approach is that the display will always be DICOM calibrated. This is calibration done right Don’t just take our word for it; we encourage you to measure for yourself. If you compare the conformance of a Dome display to any other display on the market, we are confident that you will see our superior calibration. In fact, if you do a full 256-step conformance test, you will not only see our extraordinary calibration, but you can witness the volatility of front sensor based approaches. 2.Reliablesolution: ImageQualityonecantrust • Independently collected field data from displays ranging up to 33,000 hours of operation have shown DICOMconformanceasexactasbrandnewdisplays. • No more degradation of image quality (IQ), without any service needed. Dome offers optimum image qualityovertime. • An optimal tool for reading cases is of paramount importance for the Radiologists. By using a Dome diagnostic display the Radiologist has what is needed: a monitor that can be trusted in unprecedented IQ overtime.Whichcouldpotentiallysavepatientlives. 3.Economicalsolution: TotalCostofOwnership WithDomedisplayshospitalsdon’tpaytwice! At the advent of LCD panel based diagnostic monitors companies started businesses in calibration services in order to check and adjust these monitors to the ideal curve. Up until today this is the case with the majority ofmonitors. Total Cost of Ownership is more and more a spear point from financial departments in healthcare systems. Effectively this means that over the typical economical lifetime expectancy of a monitor (5 – 7 years) the total costshavedoubled.Thehospitalpaystwice. Dome displays remain in perfect DICOM calibration for lifeanddon’tneedanyadditionalfieldcalibration,ever. Thismeans: • Operationalcostsclosetozero • Zeromaintenance(costs) • OfferingLowestTotalCostofOwnership Dome is a brand of NDS Surgical Imaging, global leader in medical visualization technologies. For more information, please visit www.ndssi.com/dome. See what you’ve been missing RADBOOK 2015137