Troubleshooting: GE Senographe medical device correction Topic number: 1425412570343

A known problem with measurement calculations results from some GE Senographe devices.

Issue

A problem exists with measurement calculations on magnified images from GE Senographe DS and GE Senographe Essential Mammography systems when viewed on IHE-compliant PACS workstations.

Details

GE has acknowledged the problem in a released correction letter (GE Ref: 12166, dated August 2, 2011). As an IHE-compliant workstation, Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging also presents the problem.

Solution

To ensure patient safety, we suggest that you stop performing measurements on magnified images from the previously mentioned GE workstations, until the IHE-compliant software update released by GE is installed on site and the issue is verified.