Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
Atirix Medical Systems Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA.
J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Oct;20(10):172-180. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12734. Epub 2019 Oct 8.
Modern fluoroscopes pose a challenge for the clinical physicist for annual testing and continued upkeep. These fluoroscopes are critical to providing care to patients for complex interventions, and continue to evolve in automated image quality adjustments. Few tools in software or hardware currently exist to assist the physicist or technologist in gauging fluoroscope constancy or readiness for procedures. Many modalities such as mammography, computed tomography or even magnetic resonance imaging are much more evolved with respect to testing or quality control. In this work we sought to provide simple reproducible tools and methods for spot evaluating or continued quality testing of interventional fluoroscopes.
现代透视仪对临床物理学家的年度检测和持续维护提出了挑战。这些透视仪对于为复杂干预提供患者护理至关重要，并在自动图像质量调整方面不断发展。目前，软件或硬件中几乎没有工具可以帮助物理学家或技师衡量透视仪的稳定性或是否准备好进行手术。许多其他模式，如乳房 X 光摄影、计算机断层扫描，甚至磁共振成像，在测试或质量控制方面都更加先进。在这项工作中，我们试图提供简单可重复的工具和方法，用于对介入性透视仪进行现场评估或持续质量测试。
