HEAD BANGING: THE ROLE OF ERGONOMICS IN THE INTERPRETATION OF NEURORADIOLOGICAL IMAGES

摘要

In the UK, radiology is now almost completely digital with medical images being inspected on high resolution monitors in dedicated reading environments. Digital imaging procedures today commonly include PET, CT and MRI which produce varying 2D, 3D and 4D images. However, much of the research into factors affecting the interpretation of radiological images is based on 2D images and tends not to encompass such multidimensional imaging. Here, the domain of neuroradiology is addressed with key ergonomic factors pertinent to the efficient reporting of neuro-MRI images being examined. It is argued that data extrapolation from 2D images is not fully adequate to encompass complex visual inspection domains and ongoing research is introduced which aims to address these issues.