Alternative PACS interface devices are well-accepted and may reduce radiologist’s musculoskeletal discomfort as compared to keyboard-mouse-recording device

• Published in: European radiology Vol. 30; no. 9; pp. 5200 - 5208
• Main Authors: Gondim Teixeira, Pedro Augusto, Leplat, Christophe, Lombard, Charles, Rauch, Aymeric, Germain, Edouard, Waled, Abou Arab, Jendoubi, Salma, Bonarelli, Chloé, Padoin, Pierre, Simon, Laureline, Gillet, Romain, Blum, Alain
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Archiving; Attitude of Health Personnel; Communications systems; Completion time; Computer Peripherals; Computers, Handheld; Controllers; Diagnostic Radiology; Discomfort; Ergonomics; Evaluation; Female; Health Economy; Humans; Imaging; Internal Medicine; Interventional Radiology; Keyboards; Male; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mouse devices; Musculoskeletal Pain; Neuroradiology; Occupational Health; Panning; Posture; Radiologists; Radiology; Radiology Information Systems; Recording; Scrolling; Time Factors; Ultrasound; User-Computer Interface; Zooming; Occupational diseases; Picture archiving and communication systems; Ergonomics; User-computer interface; Posture

Objective To evaluate the use of two alternative picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) interface devices (a graphics tablet and a handheld controller) in clinical practice and on task-oriented exercises. Material and methods Eleven senior radiologists were prospectively evaluated. The p...