Quest International, Inc. Takes Diagnostic Quality Images Mobile With the Medical Docking Station
Posted on: Friday, 14 May 2004, 06:00 CDT
IRVINE, Calif., May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time, Radiologists can use their laptops to drive high resolution medical display monitors with uncompromised diagnostic quality images. Quest International, an Authorized Master Distributor for Totoku Medical LCD Monitors, has designed the Medical Docking Station (MDS) which permits a laptop computer to drive one or two external monitors up to 5 Megapixels. With a set of monitors at home and a set at the hospital or imaging center, a doctor may move freely between locations, carrying only a laptop and the MDS.
The MDS interfaces with the internal PCI bus of the laptop computer via the Type II PCMCIA slot. The 32-bit PCI bus is then able to drive a high- resolution video card that is included in the MDS at the full 132MB/sec bandwidth of the PCI bus. Three models of the docking station are available, the MDS-2, MDS-3, and the MDS-5 for driving a pair of 2 megapixel, 3 megapixel and 5 megapixel LCD monitors respectively.
"The MDS solves the major shortcoming of using a laptop for PACS diagnostic work," noted Herb Berkwits, Quest Product Manager for Totoku Medical Monitors. "Laptop screens are adequate for referral work, but they are severely compromised for diagnostic reading. A laptop computer, the Quest MDS and a pair of Totoku grayscale monitors comprise the ultimate radiologist workstation." The MDS permits the laptop screen to be used as an adjunct to the external monitors for patient data and menus. Thus, a PACS system can be set up which displays RIS data and menu items on the laptop screen while the grayscale monitors are used for MR, CT, DR, CR and other modalities for which a DICOM-calibrated grayscale display is mandatory.
Quest International, Inc. is an Authorized Master Distributor and Service Center for Totoku Medical Imaging LCDs. Founded in 1982 and ISO 9001 Registered, Quest provides sales and repair for all makes and models of display monitors, LCDs, VCRs, VTRs, printers and workstations, as well as sales and remanufacturing of CRTs. Within their 45,000 square foot distribution and service facility, Quest International has the sales, support, technical expertise and equipment to fulfill any medical imaging peripheral need.
For more information about Quest, contact the company at 800-231-6777. You can also reach Quest via e-mail at info@questinc.com or visit their website at http://www.questinc.com/.
Quest International, Inc.
CONTACT: Quest International, Inc., +1-800-231-6777, info@questinc.com
Web site: http://www.questinc.com/
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