Comparison Sheet

Which should you choose,

Standard Clinical Review
vs.
standard monitors Monitors Monitors

or

clinical review monitors?

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 Selecting the Optimum Monitors for Dis playing Medical Images

Do you get refined rendering of subtle shadings ? Display Differs Depending Upon Grayscale Tones
Standard monitors for general office use have grayscale tone characteristics
which may vary even between the same models. In the medical field,
monitors must display medical images accurately and consistently. Digital
Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Part 14 specifies a
display function for grayscale which is now used as a standard to adjust
the grayscale tone characteristics of monitors used in the medical field.
DICOM Image
Medical Image Grayscale Tones Different Grayscale Tones

▼ ▼
Do you get unified display between multiple monitors ? Gamma 2.2

DICOM Part 14

Log-Linear

CIE

Monitor A Monitor B
DICOM Image
Same Image Looks Different

Reading Room Clinic

Do you get rendering consistency over time ?
Clinical Review Monitors with Calibration to
the DICOM Part 14 Standard
EIZO’s FlexScan MX-Series clinical review monitors’ self-calibration function
performs a simplified calibration compliant with the DICOM Part 14
standard to correct grayscale tones and brightness.

Brightness

Brightness
DICOM Part 14
Grayscale Tone
Characteristics

After 1 Year … After 3 Years

DICOM Image
Grayscale Tones Grayscale Tones

Standard Monitor Image EIZO FlexScan MX-Series

Clinical Review Monitor Image

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 Visual Differences Between Visual Differences in Displayed Grayscale Gradations

a Standard Monitor
and
a Clinical Review Monitor
EIZO FlexScan MX240W
Standard Monitor

Actual Measurement of Grayscale Tone Characteristics On a standard monitor, dark gradation areas are “lumped” and slight
banding and color is visible on the screen.

Target Curve Target Curve

Measured Figure Measured Figure Visual Differences in Displayed TG18-QC Test Patterns
Brightness (cd/m 2 )

Brightness (cd/m 2 )

Grayscale Tones Grayscale Tones

Standard Monitor
Standard Monitor

A Standard monitor’s grayscale tone characteristics are adjusted to gamma 5% brightness patch in 0% brightness square is invisible on a standard
2.2, whereas the MX240W’s grayscale tone characteristics are adjusted to monitor, but visible on the MX240W.
DICOM Part 14.

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 Visual Differences in Displayed Medical Image Actual Measurement of Brightness Stabilization
120

100

Brightness (cd/m 2 )
80

60

40 Standard Monitor
20 MX240W
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Minutes

Comparison of Brightness Stabilization

At startup or upon wakeup, EIZO’s patented drift correction function

quickly stabilizes the brightness of the MX240W.
Standard Monitor
This brightness stabilization function is EIZO patented technology (Japan Patent
Numbers 3171808 and 3193315, US Patent Number 6188380).

Visual Differences in Brightness Stabilization

Startup Stabilization

Standard Monitor
The MX240W has a high level of visibility in the area around the spine. A standard monitor starts off dark, gradually becomes brighter and
exceeds its target figure before finally stabilizing after 120 minutes.

Startup Stabilization

With a standard monitor, dark gradation ends suddenly, whereas with the
MX240W, dark gradations are displayed fully and accurately. The MX240W brightness stabilizes right after startup.

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 Comparison Sheet

Which should you choose,

Standard Clinical Review
vs.
standard monitors Monitors Monitors

or

clinical review monitors?

EIZO and FlexScan are registered trademarks of Eizo Nanao Corporation.

Copyright © 2008 EIZO NANAO CORPORATION. All rights reserved. (081108)