Patients in orthopedic departments are required to provide imaging information to their physicians, and it helps if qualified imaging information can be improved as soon as possible so that the physician can provide recommendations for examination and treatment as soon as possible. So how do you provide appropriate imaging information?
Point out three patients’ pictures for your reference.
The first patient Qualified film, 125 KB. Zhang Xifeng, Department of Orthopedics, Beijing 301 Hospital
Photographic method: placed on the window glass in the daytime, suitable for home photographic method. The unit doing the examination can be seen, indicating the correct method of photographing. 2 photos of the MRI sagittal and horizontal positions are provided. The camera lens is correctly positioned, and the photos are those of a photographer who has experience in taking photos. Many synapses come out with oblique films, which is something to be aware of when taking a picture for the first time. This kind of picture is very good though, there are still places that can be improved, such as the use of various retouching software, cropping out the surrounding background, etc.
Drawbacks: Inability to zoom in and identify information such as the age of the patient. The photo is not cropped and the view outside the window is seen all around.
The report card is placed on a black background with very clear handwriting.
Conclusion: This patient’s information was more complete and helped the physician to make recommendations for examination and treatment.
The second patient The slides were not acceptable, 50KB.
Method of taking the picture: The picture was placed on a bright background in the correct way.
Error: Flash was used. The small letters around the photo were not legible, and the focus was incorrect. The lens is not in the right position, and the photo is skewed. The last one is skewed, but the writing around it is clear and has reference. However, this one alone cannot explain the overall condition of the patient.
The first one: the flash was used.
The second one: defocused.
The third one: slanted. The handwriting is clearer and has improved.
Conclusion: This patient’s information is incomplete and cannot be helpful.
Third patient How did the doctor collect the patient’s information for the film?
X-rays, CT and MRI, all three methods are complete and are a qualified profile of a preoperative patient. It can provide the doctor with information for treatment, research and teaching use.
Technical specifications: The height of these photos was chosen uniformly at 400 pixels (pixel). The size of the file is 40KB.
Comments: The photos provided by the patients can be made with larger pixels, for example, 800-1000 pixels in height. The file size can be 50-150BK. It helps the doctor to see the patient’s information clearly. If the patient has been hospitalized somewhere, it is more helpful for the doctor to provide a simple case.
The imaging data is uniformly in black and white mode. The photographs are well positioned and the surrounding lettering is very clearly distinguished. There is a large pattern of large slices and a large pattern of small slices of key areas. It helps to see clearly the overall condition of the patient and the specific condition. It is best to provide similar imaging information.
X-rays: Very important to see information about the patient’s back as a whole.
Lateral films
CT is very important to see if there is ossification of the patient’s prominence. The peripheral print is clear.
The MRI has a whole film and a focal film, which is very helpful to determine the diagnosis and to determine the treatment.
Sagittal central film.
It is very important to go through the horizontal position of the disc.
It is best to provide an inpatient case, or at worst an outpatient case.
Finally the doctor and the patient work together to obtain a good outcome.
Patients should just upload photos in JPG format on the website and not use compressed files.