Barco MDNC-8132 8MP Diagnostic Radiology Monitor

Barco's Nio Color 8MP MDNC-8132 display is the ideal choice for radiology image interpretation in various settings. It seamlessly merges our acclaimed image quality and detail with built-in features that make collaboration with peers – from any location – easy and clutter-free.

Whether you're working in an office, at home, or any other location, a solid setup is crucial. With its remarkable 8MP resolution and generous 32” screen, Nio Color 8MP empowers you to combine the information and images you need on a single screen.

Enjoy automated QA and compliance for a stable performance anywhere, during the full lifetime of your monitor, thanks to QAWeb Enterprise. Finally, Barco’s all-inclusive warranty assures you a full return on investment over at least 5 to 7 years of your display.

Working from home is becoming increasingly popular. The benefits range from spending less time on commuting to a better work-life balance and improved productivity. For radiologists, home working is the perfect way to deal with a growing workload and the strain of being on call. But do they have what it takes to read and report from home?

The American College of Radiology (ACR) recommends a ‘single high professional standard of quality for both teleradiology providers and on-site radiologists’1. It’s why the guidelines stipulate clear rules for every medical display, whether on- or off-site, and include standards for display luminance, pixel pitch as well as calibration to the DICOM standard.

Every display that is used for viewing of medical images must comply with the DICOM Part 14 grayscale standard display function (GSDF), even the ones that are used at home. The ACR recommends that “teleradiology services should be incorporated into the local operations related to safety and quality within the radiology practice, hospital, or imaging center”. Only when 24/7 compliance is guaranteed can radiologists have complete peace of mind about their reading performance. However, manual calibration to the DICOM standard is extremely inefficient, especially in a home-working environment.

There are different types of home reading in radiology. There’s the radiologist who performs occasional reading and reporting of exams, in case of an emergency or request for a second opinion, for example.

However, when processing a high volume of diagnostic exams (once/twice a week or full-time) at home, a diagnostic display that ticks all the boxes (i.e. a high luminance over time, the right pixel pitch and automated, interruption-free DICOM calibration, easy collaboration) is required.