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- iPad with Retina Display (3)
- Height: 9.50 inches (241.2 mm)
- Width: 7.31 inches (185.7 mm)
- Depth: 0.37 inch (9.4 mm)
- Weight (Wi-Fi): 1.44 pounds (652 g)
- Weight (Wi-Fi + Cellular): 1.46 pounds (662 g) - iPad with Retina Display (3)
- 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 2048-by-1536 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi) - iPad mini
- Height: 7.87 inches (200 mm)
- Width: 5.3 inches (134.7 mm)
- Depth: 0.28 inch (7.2 mm)
- Weight (Wi-Fi): 0.68 pound (308 g)
- Weight (Wi-Fi + Cellular): 0.69 pound (312 g) - iPad mini
- 7.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 1024-by-768 resolution at 163 pixels per inch (ppi) - “ The authors report a comparison of a mobile display with a larger liquid crystal display to the task of making a binary decision for the diagnosis of tuberculosis on chest radiography. Overall multirater generalized k was 0.9694. These results suggest there is no detectable effect of monitor type (liquid crystal display or iPad 2) on the readers decision for the task of tuberculosis diagnosis.”
TB or Not TB:interreader and intrareader variability in screening diagnosis on an iPad versus a traditional display
Abboud S, Weiss F, Siegel E, Jeudy J
J Am Coll Radiol 2013 Jan 10(1):42-44 - “ There was satisfactory identification of acute findings on emergency CT brain examinations, and overall, the tablet display potentially represents a device which may make remote interpretation of imaging studies more feasible.”
Emergency CT brain: preliminary interpretation with a tablet devise: image quality and diagnostic performance of the Apple iPad
McLaughlin P et al
Emerg Radiol (2012) 19:127-133 - “ We believe that further software development allowing improved access to clinical request information and previous examinations could potentially increase the diagnostic performance of these devises and anticipate that with further development, tablet technology will assume a major role in provision of expert radiological opinion to remote sites, in the acute setting.”
Emergency CT brain: preliminary interpretation with a tablet devise: image quality and diagnostic performance of the Apple iPad
McLaughlin P et al
Emerg Radiol (2012) 19:127-133 - “ tablet technology will assume a major role in provision of expert radiological opinion to remote sites, in the acute setting.”
Emergency CT brain: preliminary interpretation with a tablet devise: image quality and diagnostic performance of the Apple iPad
McLaughlin P et al
Emerg Radiol (2012) 19:127-133
iPad on PubMed 3-5-2013
iPad in Radiology on PubMed 3-5-2013
- “ Beyond that, my question is “Why?”. Why do I want to access the PACS archive from an iPad? Certainly not for daily work. The proverbial resturant consultation is always trotted out, but I doubt that is enough of a base to support application development.”
The Skeptical Technophile: iPad Review
Robinson JD
J Digit Imaging (2012) 25:365-368 - “ In the end, I remain ambivalent towards the iPad for use as a radiologists’ tool. It is yet another elegant Apple product with the capability of emulating many but not all of the features of a laptop or desktop personal computer.”
The Skeptical Technophile: iPad Review
Robinson JD
J Digit Imaging (2012) 25:365-368 - “ In the end, I remain ambivalent towards the iPad for use as a radiologists’ tool. It is yet another elegant Apple product with the capability of emulating many but not all of the features of a laptop or desktop personal computer. It is best used as a sophisticated “peripheral brain” for storage and retrieval of information or for the user without a work surface on which to rest a laptop.”
The Skeptical Technophile: iPad Review
Robinson JD
J Digit Imaging (2012) 25:365-368 - J Digit Imaging. 2012 Oct;25(5):628-34.
The iPad Tablet Computer for Mobile On-Call Radiology Diagnosis? Auditing Discrepancy in CT and MRI Reporting.
John S, Poh AC, Lim TC, Chan EH, Chong le R.Source
Department of Radiology, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei Street 3, Singapore, 529889, Singapore, [email protected].
Abstract
Tablet computers such as the iPad, which have a large format, improved graphic display resolution and a touch screen interface, may have an advantage compared to existing mobile devices such as smartphones and laptops for viewing radiological images. We assessed their potential for emergency radiology teleconsultation by reviewing multi-image CT and MRI studies on iPad tablet computers compared to Picture Archival and Communication Systems (PACS) workstations. Annonymised DICOM images of 79 CT and nine MRI studies comprising a range of common on-call conditions, reported on full-featured diagnostic PACS workstation by one Reporting Radiologist, were transferred from PACS to three iPad tablet computers running OsiriX HD v 2.02 DICOM software and viewed independently by three reviewing radiologists. Structured documentation was made of major findings (primary diagnosis or other clinically important findings), minor findings (incidental findings), and user feedback. Two hundred and sixty four readings (88 studies read by three reviewing radiologists) were compared, with 3.4 % (nine of 264) major discrepancies and 5.6 % (15 of 264) minor discrepancies. All reviewing radiologists reported favorable user experience but noted issues with software stability and limitations of image manipulation tools. Our results suggest that emergency conditions commonly encountered on CT and MRI can be diagnosed using tablet computers with good agreement with dedicated PACS workstations. Shortcomings in software and application design should be addressed if the potential of tablet computers for mobile teleradiology is to be fully realized.
- “ We assessed their potential for emergency radiology teleconsultation by reviewing multi-image CT and MRI studies on iPad tablet computers compared to Picture Archival and Communication Systems (PACS) workstations. Annonymised DICOM images of 79 CT and nine MRI studies comprising a range of common on-call conditions, reported on full-featured diagnostic PACS workstation by one Reporting Radiologist, were transferred from PACS to three iPad tablet computers running OsiriX HD v 2.02 DICOM software and viewed independently by three reviewing radiologists.”
The iPad Tablet Computer for Mobile )n-Cal radiology Diagnosis? Auditing Discrepancy in CT and MRI Reporting
John S et al.
J Digit Imaging 2012 May (Epub ahead of print) - “Two hundred and sixty four readings (88 studies read by three reviewing radiologists) were compared, with 3.4 % (nine of 264) major discrepancies and 5.6 % (15 of 264) minor discrepancies. All reviewing radiologists reported favorable user experience but noted issues with software stability and limitations of image manipulation tools.”
The iPad Tablet Computer for Mobile )n-Cal radiology Diagnosis? Auditing Discrepancy in CT and MRI Reporting
John S et al.
J Digit Imaging 2012 May (Epub ahead of print) - “ Our results suggest that emergency conditions commonly encountered on CT and MRI can be diagnosed using tablet computers with good agreement with dedicated PACS workstations. Shortcomings in software and application design should be addressed if the potential of tablet computers for mobile teleradiology is to be fully realized.”
The iPad Tablet Computer for Mobile )n-Cal radiology Diagnosis? Auditing Discrepancy in CT and MRI Reporting
John S et al.
J Digit Imaging 2012 May (Epub ahead of print) - Acad Radiol. 2012 Aug;19(8):1023-8. Epub 2012 Apr 14.
Flexible image evaluation: iPad versus secondary-class monitors for review of MR spinal emergency cases, a comparative study.
McNulty JP, Ryan JT, Evanoff MG, Rainford LA.Source
Diagnostic Imaging, School of Medicine and Medical Science, Health Science Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland. [email protected]
Abstract
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES:
Studies have highlighted the potential of handheld viewing devices for rapid diagnosis and increased smartphone usage among physicians and radiologists is known as is the clinical applicability of hand-held devices for computed tomography (CT) spinal injury cases. Magnetic resonance (MR), however, is the accepted gold standard for spinal imaging, providing visualization of both ligament and spinal cord pathology. This study investigated the diagnostic accuracy of the iPad, the most probable alternative display device outside the radiology environment and financially viable alternative, when reviewing emergency spinal MR images, in comparison with secondary-class LCD devices in the case of the interpretation of CT and MR imaging examinations.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
In total 31 MR cases including both positives (n = 13) containing one of four possible presentations: spinal cord compression, cauda equine syndrome, spinal cord hemorrhage, or spinal cord edema and controls (n = 18) were reviewed. Ziltron iPad software facilitated the display of cases and the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Thirteen American Board of Radiology board-certified radiologists reviewed all cases on both displays. Standardized viewing conditions were maintained.
RESULTS:
Dorfman-Berbaum-Metz multireader-multicase (DBM MRMC) analysis was performed including random readers/random cases, fixed readers/random cases and random readers/fixed cases. No differences of statistical significance (P ≤ .05) could be found in terms of area under the curve, sensitivity and specificity between the iPad and secondary-class display.
CONCLUSION:
The iPad performed with equal diagnostic accuracy when compared with the secondary-class LCD device after DBM MRMC analysis, demonstrating the iPad as an option to aid initial review of MR spinal emergency cases.
- “The iPad performed with equal diagnostic accuracy when compared with the secondary-class LCD device after DBM MRMC analysis, demonstrating the iPad as an option to aid initial review of MR spinal emergency cases.”
Flexible Image Evaluation:Ipad versus Secondary-class Monitors for Review of MR Spinal Emergency Cases, A Comparative Study
McNulty JO et al.
Acad Radiol 2012 Aug 19(8) 1023-8