Mammo Printing Functionality - AGFA DRYSTAR AXYS Service Manual

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Mammo Printing Functionality

3.3
What does it mean "Mammo Printing"?
• Mammograms are X-ray
examinations of the female breast.
• Due to the small objects the
radiographers want to recognize,
images have to have a high
dynamic range (D max > 3.6 O.D.).
• Usually 2 examinations are made:
One for the left, one for the right
breast. For diagnosis they are
hanging symmetrically at the
lightbox.
Special Mammo Adjustments:
• No DICOM host profile required to print via DICOM at the printer from non-
Mammo modality.
• A dedicated host profile is required for each Mammo modality. A host profile for
Mammo is defined via following DICOM host profile parameters:
o Mandatory Parameter
o
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- Mammo Modality
Optional Parameter
- Maximum Density
- Mammo CWR Rotation (see Figure 18)
defined in „site profile". Default in site profile: NO)
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