subject: Quality Medical Images Are A Snap With Veterinary DR Systems [print this page] Quality Medical Images Are A Snap With Veterinary DR Systems
The veterinary practice faces special challenges when it comes to obtaining medical images of patients. Because animals become easily frightened by unusual places, people and situations, veterinarians do everything possible to keep examinations as quiet, quick and relaxing as possible in order to reduce the animals' stress levels.
These qualities are also needed when it comes to veterinary imaging. You need an imager in place that can take a variety of medical images quickly, and produce the results that you need in order to perform accurate diagnoses. This is a major reason why veterinarians turn to veterinary DR systems for superb image quality and fast speeds.
Of all the digital imaging systems on the medical market today, vet DR units take the fastest digital images with the highest resolution values available in digital imaging. vet DR imagers take images that are in the DICOM format, which is a medical graphic format similar to jpeg. When digital images are translated by the equipment into the DICOM format, it enables all types of other medical equipment to read them. This includes viewers and PACS systems as well as digital image storage servers.
One big benefit that is especially important to veterinary practices is the ability to use computerized tools to enhance the digital images taken. When the image is brought up on a DICOM viewer, you can use software tools designed to help you take measurements, crop, rotate, pan, zoom, adjust the brightness or contrast and more, in order to determine rapidly if the digital image is of sufficient quality, or if you need to retake the image. This saves the animal from having to be transported back to the office for another visit, which is a huge advantage to veterinarians who want to keep the animals' stress levels at a minimum.
Another advantage is when you connect your digital imaging system to the Internet. This greatly speeds up the process of sending and receiving digital images to consulting and referring physicians, and goes a long way toward improving patient care. There are also digital image viewers and PACS systems that are in fact web-based, so that veterinarians with access to a clinical workstation online can sign in and view studies wherever the physicians are located. With Internet access, you can also store DICOM records in safe offsite storage on a server, for use if a disaster like a flood, fire, or earthquake destroy your office records.
For the quality and speed involved with digital imaging, many vet practices are also enjoying the affordability that makes veterinary DR systems a reality for many offices.
