Design and Ergonomic Considerations for the Filmless Environment

ACR White Paper on Teleradiology Practice: A Report From the Task Force on Teleradiology Practice

“…Liquid crystal display monitors are preferable to cathode ray tube monitors, and a two-monitor PACS display setup is considered more functional. A third monitor can display radiology information system and speech recognition applications [23][24][25].…”

ACR–AAPM–SIIM Practice Guideline for Determinants of Image Quality in Digital Mammography

“…The amount of ambient light (illuminance) should be approximately equal to the level of the average luminance of a clinical image being displayed [63], generally in the 20 to 45 lux range; total darkness is not recommended. …”

“…Reading Environment Factors as diverse as ambient light, temperature, noise, posture fatigue, and poor ergonomics may have significant effects not only on radiologist comfort but also on the quality, accuracy, and consistency of image interpretation [4,62,63]. Some of the more critical considerations include the following:…”

Factors Affecting Radiologist’s PACS Usage

“…As such, optimal use of PACS is of great importance to ensure an efficient workflow, and consequently numerous research studies have been dedicated to this matter albeit predominately focused on external elements related to PACS. For example, studies have evaluated the effect of different input devices on radiologists' efficiency [1][2][3], impact of employed display devices [4], or general ergonomic and environmental aspects of the reading context [5][6][7][8]. A very limited set of research studies [9][10][11][12] have focused directly on PACS usage itself.…”