◼ R/F Digital Agfa Medical Imaging – MUSICA Nerve Center Intelligent tools for your digital radiography workflow For over 20 years, Agfa’s MUSICA image processing has been syn- onymous with quality medical imaging. But MUSICA is by far more than that: it also stands for the acquisition workstation for con- trolling the diagnostic workflow, and integrated clinical and work- flow analysis tools. This is what Agfa calls MUSICA Nerve Center. With the MUSICA image processing, “the diagnosis is in the details”. This gold-standard software uses third-generation technol- ogy to enhance the diagnostic confidence. Regardless of patient size, beam quality or exposure settings, radiologists achieve high image quality and high consistency on every Agfa DR and CR solution. Agfa has been developing user-driven innovations that enable the MUSICA workstation to evolve in line with the users’ require- ments and tasks for controlling the imaging workflow. They have a single interface for all their CR, DR, general radiography and fluoroscopy applications. The familiar look-and-feel eliminates time-consuming training and increases day-to-day staff efficiency. DR and CR imaging workflows – including general radio- graphy, fluoroscopy, mammography, Full Leg/Full Spine and tomosynthesis – run smoothly and efficiently. For that, a broad range of features and tools have been designed and developed alongside technologists, with their workflow needs in mind, among others: a touch-enabled intuitive interface, fast previews, a vast number of exam presets for both static and dynamic images. So radiologists benefit from fast access to images, the diagnostic confidence of MUSICA’s fully automatic image processing, the potential for up to 60 percent dose reduction, comfortable and fast reading, and a high reliability workflow (1) (2). Connected, for better care In addition to that, MUSICA Nerve Center helps support com- pliance with a broad range of regulations and standards, while offering easy system and patient administration and managea- bility. Reporting tools enable the radiology department to con- tinuously improve imaging, by flagging training needs, reducing rejects and repeats, and monitoring dose. It provides connectivity, DICOM compliance and quality, and meets IHE guidelines. And it plays a significant role in providing patient comfort and care by improving communication throughout the enterprise. Connected to the RIS, it can automate many tasks, thanks to the direct access to patient data. Less time identifying patients and inputting their data translates into an improved technologist workflow. Dose and quality The Quality Assurance application is based on the international Expo- sure Index and DAP standard, to maintain consistent image quality and minimize patient radiation doses by monitoring dose variations on every exposure and analysing reject statistics. The technologist can instantly see how much the exposure dose deviates from the exam reference value. And the hospital can analyse the causes of rejected images and take quick action to target and resolve them. www.agfa.com MUSICA Nerve Center ◾ Enables intuitive use of DR & CR general radiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, Full Leg / Full Spine, and tomosynthesis. ◾ Provides a user-driven workflow that reflects the real needs of technologists and radiologists. ◾ Offers excellent image quality and high consistency on every Agfa DR and CR solution. ◾ Facilitates connectivity, compliance and quality. ◾ Supports potential dose reduction and continuous improvement of quality imaging. (1) The average X-ray imaging study time using an Agfa DR system was four (4) minutes faster than non-Agfa DR systems evaluated in the Frost & Sullivan white paper “Raising the Bar While Lowering the Dose,” published in 2016. (2) Testing with radiologists has determined that, when used with MUSICA image processing, Cesium Bromide (CR) and Cesium Iodine (DR) detectors can provide dose reductions between 50 to 60%, compared to traditional Barium Fluoro Bromide CR systems. Contact Agfa for more details. Refreshed design of MUSICA Aquisition Workstation Tool to analyse DRL compliance 94 RADBOOK 2019