TO CORRELATE DIFFERENT CT SYSTEM: MSCT (multislice computed tomography) with different acquisition parameters (100KV, 80KV), different reconstruction algorithm (ASIR) and CBCT (cone beam computed tomography) examination in terms of absorbed X-ray dose and diagnostic accuracy.80 KV protocols compared with 100 KV protocols resulted in reduced total radiation dose without relevant loss of diagnost...

A new requirement from The Joint Commission (JC) is that flexible and rigid endoscopes must be included in a clinical engineering (CE) department’s medical equipment inventory. The primary justification for this, according to George Mills, senior engineer at the JC, is that endoscopes are considered to be diagnostic equipment. CE departments do not have to maintain or service endoscopes, howeve...

The purpose of this study was to assess the level of patient radiation dose received in general fluoroscopy examinations, compare the findings with the international diagnostic reference levels (IDRLs), and establish the initial institutional (local) LDRLs. A comprehensive survey was conducted for general fluoroscopy examinations using the medical records of a Radiology Department of a leading ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess public and private medical diagnostic laboratories in Nigeria for the presence of biosafety equipment, devices, and measures. METHODS A total of 80 diagnostic laboratories in biosafety level 3 were assessed for the presence of biosafety equipment, devices, and compliance rate with biosafety practices. A detailed questionnaire and checklist was us...

A Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) will operate in a hospital and provide a totally digital environment for storing and retrieving medical images, diagnostic reports, and patient data [1]. Generally speaking, a PACS consists of a communication network and three types of network nodes: imaging equipment, viewing workstations and database archive system. Imaging equipment nodes a...

Digital signal processing (DSP) underpins modern wireless and wireline communications, medical diagnostic equipment, military systems, audio and video equipment, and countless other products, becoming increasingly common in consumers' lives. Due to advances in semiconductor technology, ever more complex DSP algorithms, protocols, and applications are now feasible, which, in turn, increase the c...