New installation
Establish identity, configuration, calibration state, viewing conditions, applicable performance criteria, and baseline documentation before routine interpretation.
Display quality assurance
Mammography Review Workstation Testing Checklist
Build an accurate inventory before scheduling medical-physics testing for mammography radiologist review workstations, diagnostic monitors, and qualifying off-site or home reading locations.
Inventory checklist
Information for each workstation
Use consistent identifiers so the test report can be matched to the correct workstation and display.
- Physical location: facility, department, room, radiologist office, off-site practice, or home reading location.
- Clinical use: primary mammography interpretation, comparison review, multimodality review, or another defined role.
- Display identification: manufacturer, model, serial number, screen size, resolution, monochrome or color, and left/right position.
- Workstation identification: workstation or computer asset ID, manufacturer/model, graphics hardware if known, and operating-system version.
- Viewing software: PACS or mammography viewer name and version, plus any separate display-management or calibration software.
- Calibration history: most recent calibration date, target luminance or curve when known, prior QC results, and open alerts or failures.
- Changes since last test: monitor replacement, computer replacement, software update, relocation, room-lighting change, graphics change, or new remote-reading setup.
- Ambient conditions: room lighting controls, windows or glare sources, task lights, wall color, and typical reading conditions.
- Manufacturer QC: required test method, frequency, action limits, built-in QA reports, and responsible staff.
- Access: confirm local or authorized remote access, administrative support if needed, test-image loading, calibration permissions, and a facility contact.
Common triggers
When a workstation may need review
Monitor or computer replacement
A component change can alter the display chain. Do not assume an existing report automatically covers the replacement hardware.
Relocation or home reading
Physical relocation can change ambient light, glare, electrical or network setup, and which regulatory, accreditation, manufacturer, or facility requirements apply.
QC alert or image concern
Repeated calibration failures, luminance drift, nonuniformity, artifacts, or reader concerns should be documented and evaluated under the facility's process.
Professional reference
Display QA is risk based.
AAPM MPPG 17.a
Review AAPM Medical Physics Practice Guideline 17.a for current professional guidance on performance evaluation of display systems for medical use.
The exact testing method, frequency, pass/fail criteria, documentation, and whether on-site work is needed depend on the display, clinical use, manufacturer, facility, regulator, and accreditor. This page does not state that one universal test set applies to every workstation.
Technical review: reviewed by an ABR-certified diagnostic medical physicist. Last reviewed September 2026.
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