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DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE RADIOGRAPHIC DISPLAY SYSTEM

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4750
Amount: $500,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1424 E 53rd St
Chicago, IL 60615
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Fred M Behlen
 Principal Investigator
 (312) 363-2000
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

THE PROPOSED RESEARCH SEEKS TO DEVELOP AND EVALUATE A DISPLAY STATION SUITABLE FOR ROUTINE CLINICAL USE IN MEDICALDIAGNOSTIC IMAGING. A DIGITAL DISPLAY THAT CAN BE SOLD AS ACOMPONENT OF PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WILL BE DEVELOPED. THE INVESTIGATORS INTEND TO OVERCOME THESPATIAL RESOLUTION LIMITATIONS OF EXISTING DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY BY IMPLEMENTING HIGH SPEED ZOOM AND ROAM CAPABILITIES. OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE WILL BE EXTRACTED FROM CONVENTIONAL BASE TECHNOLOGIES BY DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIALIZEDPROCESSING AND DISPLAY HARDWARE. THE FUNDAMENTAL METHOD IS ONE OF ITERATIVE REFINEMENT OF DESIGN PARAMETERS THROUGH CLINICAL TESTING AND EVALUATION. THE PRINCIPAL EVALUATION CRITERIA WILL BE THE DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF FINDINGS REPORTED FROM THE DISPLAY AND THE TIME REQUIRED TO OBTAIN THOSE FINDINGS. PHASE I ACTIVITIES WILL MODIFY EXISTING EQUIPMENT AND EVALUATE THE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM. RESULTS OF THEEVALUATIONS WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP SPECIFICATIONS FOR AN ENHANCED SYSTEM TO BE CONSTRUCTED AND FORMALLY EVALUATED IN PHASE II.

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