The FDA is requiring supplemental studies to validate the use of so-called "
softcopy" images, whereby a radiologist would forgo the hard copy entirely and make a diagnostic determination strictly by looking at the computer screen.
Page-count restrictions, page markings, number of volumes, point and pitch specifications, proposal duration, technical complexity, pre-RFP effort, and requirements for videotapes, special formats, compliance cross-referencing, and
softcopy make each proposal a unique preparation experience resulting in a unique product.
Based on WordPerfect or Microsoft Word formats, BookManager's BUILD modules create online books comprised of instructor notes, texts, outlines or any departmental
softcopy documentation.
These RRISs are used at the
softcopy workstation for zooming (magnification and minification) of the imagery.
The
softcopy of IFSB-16 will be available on the IFSB website, www.ifsb.org in due course.
Softcopy viewing functionality has developed synergistically and in parallel with mega-slice computed tomography (CT) and multiseries magnetic resonance (MR).
Softcopy digital products began to replace hardcopy paper and film in the late 1990s, ushering the beginning of what is now termed GEOINT.
This solution emphasizes the electronic collection and distribution of digital imaging data including: digital storage and transmission of imaging data,
softcopy workstations for efficient interpretation by radiologists, automated voice interpretation for generation of reports and electronic and secure distribution via the web of images and reports to referring physicians.
R2 Technology, Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., has received FDA approval to expand the use of its ImageChecker D product for CAD processing of images acquired with the Siemens Medical Solutions MAMMOMAT(R) NovationDR and viewed on Siemens' MammoReportPlus
softcopy reporting workstation.
DigitalNow represents the latest advance, developed for the vast majority of mammography practices that foresee digital in their future and want to be able to transition seamlessly to
softcopy reading.
Adding a small number of diagnostic workstations enables a few key radiologists to begin
softcopy readings while they evaluate required workflow changes.
However, these models are frequently used in an attempt to directly transfer hardcopy documentation into
softcopy, and this, as William Horton (1990, p.
