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Image is everything Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre depends on Matrox display controller boards for accurate images Matrox speaks with Andrew Volkening, PACS Administrator for the Department of Medical Imaging at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. As PACS administrator, Andrew ensures system up-time for 118 PACS stations which are all equipped with Matrox display controller boards and secures clinician access to patient images from any of the stations deployed to various departments. Andrew is also responsible for equipping clinical workstations with the appropriate software tools, including Agfa IMPAX for image processing and diagnostic purposes, which has 400 active users at Sunnybrook (including 30 full-time radiologists and a few ER doctors) as well as Agfa's web client application WEB 1000 for reviewing purposes which has 2500 active users.
"Our radiology staff at Sunnybrook examined various images from different systems using various display controller boards, and found the Matrox boards offered the highest quality images and performance," says Andrew. "What was clearly visible on the Matrox boards was not so on the other graphics solutions offered, and our radiologists found the image quality was best on Matrox and insisted on continuing to use Matrox. We then bought the best Dell PC and replaced any graphics card that was included with a Matrox board we bought separately." Manageability When asked what Andrew looks for in the equipment he evaluates, installs and supports he stressed manageability as paramount. At Sunnybrook, radiologist stations typically have three displays (color landscape work list or Navigation Console (NC) plus two portrait imaging displays); the NC is at most 2 MP, whereas the imaging displays can be 2 MP or 3 MP. "Repeatable and customizable user settings is consistent with Matrox solutions, unlike other solutions we've evaluated in the past." Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre located in Toronto, Ontario has been teaching some of Canada's best physicians, researchers, nurses and other healthcare professionals for more than 30 years, and is committed to discovering new treatments, ensuring the health and safety of its patients and teaching current and future healthcare leaders. Its commitment to women's health and the care of veterans continues to be a priority and it has defined strategic programs in cancer, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, perinatal and gynecology, neurosciences, aging and population health, trauma and critical care. http://www.sunnybrook.ca/ Matrox display controller boards for medical imaging Matrox MED™, RAD™, TheatreVUE™ and AuroraVX™ Series display controller boards are designed specifically for medical imaging professionals, to deliver accurate, high-fidelity images across multiple displays in a variety of configurations for diagnosis and review. Smooth and flicker-free window/level, zoom, pan and cineloop functions used in medical imaging, along with long life-cycles and stability are all features of Matrox's display controller boards. www.matrox.com/graphics/en/med/home.php |
