Test pattern for video displays and hard-copy cameras

Abstract

Members of a Subcommittee of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, with the cooperation of other professional societies, have developed specifications for an operational test pattern for evaluation of television monitors and film recording cameras used in medical diagnostic imaging. The purpose of this test pattern and the associated recommended practice is to provide the users of the medical diagnostic display systems with a comprehensive test for set-up, acceptance testing, and day-to-day operational checks. Details of the test pattern, examples of the system problems diagnosed by use of the pattern, and methods for optimizing display devices with the pattern are presented.