Mobile Image Interpretation: Diagnostic Performance of CT Exams Displayed on a Tablet Computer in Detecting Abdominopelvic Hemorrhage.

To investigate whether abdominopelvic hemorrhage shown on computed tomography (CT) images can be diagnosed with the same accuracy on a tablet computer as on a dedicated reading display. One hundred patients with a clinical suspicion of abdominopelvic hemorrhage that underwent biphasic CT imaging were retrospectively read by two readers on a dedicated reading display (reference standard) and on a tablet computer (iPad Air). Reading was performed in a dedicated reading room with ambient light conditions.

A web based cross-platform application for teleconsultation in radiology.

The growing complexity of radiologic examinations and interventional procedures requires frequent exchange of knowledge. Consequently a simple way to share and discuss patient images between radiology experts and with colleagues from other medical disciplines is needed. Aims of this work were the development and initial performance evaluation of a fast and user friendly, platform independent teleconsultation system for medical imaging.

Practicability of hygienic wrapping of touchscreen operated mobile devices in a clinical setting.

Background: To prove effectiveness of wrapping tablet computers in order to reduce microbiological contamination and to evaluate whether a plastic bag-covered tablet leads to impaired user satisfaction or touchscreen functionality.

Materials And Methods: Within a period of 11 days 115 patients were provided with a tablet computer while waiting for their magnetic resonance imaging examination. Every day the contamination of the surface of the tablet was determined before the first and after the final use.

MyCases-a portable application for radiologic case collections.

Radiologists come across interesting patient cases almost every day. This work proposes a novel case database server for quick and easy storage of such cases including whole image series, patient data, and annotations. Cases can be added to the database by saving DICOM images into a predefined directory on the local network.

iPad-based patient briefing for radiological examinations-a clinical trial.

To analyze if an iPad-based patient briefing can serve as a digital alternative to conventional documentations prior to radiological examinations. One hundred one patients referred for routine MRI were randomized into two groups, who underwent iPad-based and classic written briefing in opposite order. For each briefing completion time, completeness and correctness were noted.

Can the documented patient briefing be carried out with an iPad app?

To evaluate the feasibility of an iPad-based documented patient briefing for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examinations. A standard briefing sheet and questionnaire for a MRI scan was converted from paper form into an iPad application. Twenty patients, who had been referred for an MRI scan, were briefed about the examination in paper form as well as via the iPad application before performing the MRI scan.

Biphasic response to nitric oxide of spinal trigeminal neurons with meningeal input in rat--possible implications for the pathophysiology of headaches.

Nitric oxide (NO) is suggested to play a causative role in the pathogenesis of primary headaches. Infusion of NO donors can trigger headache attacks, and products of NO metabolism are found to be increased in the cranial circulation in patients suffering from such headaches. To examine if NO is involved in mediating and maintaining spinal trigeminal neuronal activity, an animal model of meningeal nociception was used.