GE Healthcare Senographe DS Acquisition System
Revision 1 Operator Manual 5307907-3-S-1EN
Printing
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Chapter 13 Printing
1 Printing conditions
1-1 Potential printers
Any GE Healthcare-recommended, high resolution, DICOM, printer can be connected to the
Senographe DS for printing hard copies of digital images. For compatible printers, see the latest product
data sheets for this system, which you can obtain from your local sales Representative.
1-2 Film sizes
• Images (19 x 23 cm) can be printed to both 8 x 10 and 10 x 12 inch film.
CAUTION
Only films formatted to print a single mammogram per sheet of film may be used for diag-
nostic purposes, and only images printed to 8 x 10 inch film have been validated for diag-
nostic purposes. Do NOT use films formatted to print multiple images per sheet of film for
diagnostic purposes.
1-3 Types of images which may be printed
Only processed images can be sent for printing by the Senographe DS, and only one image per film is
available unless Scrapbook is configured and used.
1-4 Information which is not printed
Modifications made to the image (other than window width and window level) are not printed.
1-5 Printing scale
CAUTION
The size of the printed mammogram depends on the type of Workstation used to send the
image to the printer, and which printing method is used to print the film. Use the following
table for guidance.
Clinical studies validating full-field digital mammography performance have only been car-
ried out using the size designated as "Reference" in the following table.
Relative Sizes of Printed Mammograms From Review and Acquisition Workstations
Workstation Printing Method Linear Size Comparison
RWS or Seno Advantage Print Original Image Reference
RWS or Seno Advantage Print Screen 3% reduction
AWS
Print Models 1, 2, and 3.
Automatic or Manual Print The reduction in size depends upon the
make and model of printer, and the Print
Model in use. Refer to the following table.
FOR TRAINING PURPOSES ONLY!
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