# DIGITAL VIEWING STATIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · 1987 · $239,709

## Abstract

The arrival of high speed digital electronic communication in
radiological sciences is gradually changing the method of
acquiring, communicating, storing, and viewing diagnostic images.
One natural development due to this change is the emergence of
the digital radiology department.  In the previous study we
demonstrated the feasibility of such a development by designing
and implementing two clinical multiple digital viewing stations in
the Pediatric Radiology Section.  During this study related
technological problems which had hindered such development
were also solved.  They were:  (1) the conversion of conventional
radiographic images into high resolution digital images by using a
laser film scanner and a computed radiographic system, (2)
development of a digital optical disk storage system for mass
image storage, and (3) the installation of a broadband
communication system for rapid networking of images.  The
purpose of this research proposal is to continue this development
and to have a complete digital-based operation in the Pediatric
Radiology Section in the Radiological Sciences Department within
five years.

This digital-based operation in the Pediatric Radiology Section
includes patient registration, image acquisition, mass storage,
network communication, and image viewing.  The first two years
will be used for the integration of various components into a total
digital viewing system and to gain clinical acceptance.  The third
year will be for clinical trials of the complete digital-based
operation.  The fourth year will be for phasing out of the film-
based operation and extending the digital viewing system
capabilities to the pediatric department and to the genitourinary
radiology section.  The last year will be used for clinical
evaluations and planning of the total digital viewing system for
the entire department.

It is anticipated that this project will become a success because
we have met all the technological requirements as well as have
considered and studied the psychological implications of a digital
review system.  The importance of building and evaluating such a
digital viewing system as an alternate method for the current
film-based operation is obvious since a successful execution of the
current project will change the direction of viewing radiological
images in the future.  These changes will have an important
impact on improving health care delivery services.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3177779
- **Project number:** 2R01CA039063-03A1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
- **SAM.gov UEI:** RN64EPNH8JC6
- **Principal Investigator:** HOOSHANG KANGARLOO
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1987
- **Award amount:** $239,709
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 1984-08-01 → 1992-05-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3177779

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3177779, DIGITAL VIEWING STATIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES (2R01CA039063-03A1). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3177779. Licensed CC0.

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