ABSTRACT
This chapter examines basic principles for display quality control (QC) with the display properties that are both relevant for image interpretation and subject to change. While initial motivation to implement a display QC program may come from the need to meet accreditation standards or regulatory requirements, efficient and effective implementation is probably better supported by a personal understanding of the benefits as well as the costs. A lack of consistency and compliance with display QC may in part be due to the evolving adoption of voluntary programs and changing or multiple conflicting standards. The primary goals for display settings and QC for medical images include: maximized visibility of image information, minimization of misleading or false information, and the consistent presentation of images. Typically, display luminance and grayscale calibration measurements for QC are generally acquired at a single location on a display that may differ from other locations.
