Dicom And Mobile X-Ray Systems

DICOM stands for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, and it is the current format used for many different types of medical digital images taken from a variety of modalities. Although it is considered commonplace now, medical facilities quickly realize just how important it is when they have the experience of having to deal with film x-rays or digital medical images translated into a format other than DICOM. Because DICOM is the common computer format used in a variety of medical applications, its use also extends to mobile x-ray systems as well.

Many medical facilities and hospitals rely on a large variety of digital imaging components that make up their entire radiology suite of diagnostic tools. This is also the case with mobile x-ray systems. Most have a digital imager, often in DR or CR mode, to capture the raw digital image data. However, the digital image information then needs to be put into the proper format so that the image can be saved, stored, viewed and distributed electronically. This is where having a PACS system connected to your mobile x-ray unit helps tremendously.

The DICOM format also helps with equipment compatibility. Having imagers, PACS, printers and other components made by different digital imaging manufacturers could spell trouble in terms of all of the different digital pieces being able to read and communicate with each other, but because DICOM is the common digital image format, all of that hassle is eliminated.

When you are traveling and working in a mobile x-ray unit, you want to have many of the same features in your digital imaging equipment that you are used to having at your home office. You can set up a clinical workstation using a laptop computer, for example, in order to view the DICOM images that you take in the field. With wireless capabilities added to the mix, you can also have access to your servers back at home so that digital images can be quickly and efficiently saved for further reference. You can also connect to your network as well, allowing you to send the digital images that you take while traveling to consulting physicians, to the patient’s file at your home office, as well as to an archive for safe storage.

We offer a wide variety of options for hospitals and medical facilities both large and small when it come to DICOM-format mobile x-ray systems, as well as used equipment at affordable prices.