Desktop publishing and medical imaging: Paper as hardcopy medium for digital images

Desktop-publishing software and hardware has progressed to the point that many widely used wordprocessing programs are capable of printing highquality digital images with many shades of gray from black to white. Accordingly, it should be relatively easy to print digital medical images on paper for reports, instructional materials, and in research notes. Components were assembled that were necessary for extracting image data from medical imaging devices and converting the data to a form usable by word-processing software. A system incorporating these components was implemented in a medical setting and has been operating for 18 months. The use of this system by medical staff has been monitored.

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