Printing on Paper

printing on paperMost CT clinics in Ukraine give the results of diagnostic tests on a special film carrier, which has many images in different projections. Additionally, a patient is provided with a disc that contains stored information from the CT scanner. However, this approach is not used in Europe any longer, giving way to convenient printing of the CT scan results on paper.

The rejection of the film has a strong reason:

The film method of giving CT results requires rather expensive thermal printing equipment, which is also very costly in its maintenance. All this adds up to the high cost of the CT examination service itself.

An alternative to film tomography images is the printing of images on plain paper using special DICOM paper printing solution.

The Features of DICOM Standard

The Dicom standard was developed specifically for the medical field. Its purpose is to collect information, obtained during a computed tomographic diagnostics of a patient. The information about a patient and his diagnostic report can be automatically acquired through the DICOM protocol, and then delivered to the storage or sent to a printing device. The Dicom protocol can be integrated with all the existing systems, servers and medical equipment in the medical establishment.

4 Advantages of a Dicom Printer

  1. Every CT scanner should be obligatory connected to a personal computer; otherwise, it will be impossible to send images for print or to work with the received CT information. In other words, a PC serves as the communication link between the printer and the diagnostic device. However, maintaining a PC, updating software, and maintaining an IT professional are high costs that can be avoided with the help of DICOM solution.
  2. The interface of a standard printer (8-bit) does not give a clear image, which makes it difficult to set an accurate diagnosis. Printer Dicom’s 12-bit interface provides full visualization on the screen and in the pictures. Special Dicom monitors visualize graphics from MRI and CT scanners in a three-dimensional format, providing the opportunity to examine a patient at any angle and slice.
  3. CT scan film printers and the film itself require investments of up to tens of thousands of dollars. Large medical centers only can afford such investments. Printer Dicom is the best solution for starting a medical business or expanding a network of health facilities.
  4. The film cannot transmit color scans. Printer Dicom devices can provide color and clear images, as well as visualize different types of tissues in separate shades for easy diagnosis.

Assist Medical offers commercial solutions for medical centers based on the Dicom protocol. We will help you to choose the appropriate equipment with Dicom support, as well as install and integrate all the existing CT scans, MRI scanners and ultrasound scans in your medical establishment.