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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">My bad for speed reading your original post. Yes, all test must pass following an installation or major repair. My bad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A50021;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Robert J. Kobistek, MS, FACR, DABR, MRSE(MRSC™)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A50021;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Medical Physicist</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#A50021;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Medical Physics, Inc.</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 26, 2025 11:58 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bob Kobistek <bob@rjkmedphys.com>; Travis Greene <tgreene@radser.com>; kenharper14 via Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list@lists.osu.edu>; Adam Springer <adam@klsphysics.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Intl_DxMedPhys] Help with Hologic Dimensions artifact<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Per MQSA, the equipment should not be used, if a post repair physics test shows a failure, until the failure is corrected.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">21 CFR 900.12(e)(10): This section mandates that a qualified medical physicist must perform an MEE after any major repair, installation, or reassembly of mammography equipment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• The equipment must meet all applicable standards before it can be used clinically. This includes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• Equipment performance standards under 21 CFR 900.12(b)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">• Quality control testing under 21 CFR 900.12(e)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <<a href="mailto:intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list-bounces+radrem=aol.com@lists.osu.edu">intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list-bounces+radrem=aol.com@lists.osu.edu</a>>
on behalf of Adam Springer via Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <<a href="mailto:intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list@lists.osu.edu">intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list@lists.osu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 5, 2025 12:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bob Kobistek <<a href="mailto:bob@rjkmedphys.com">bob@rjkmedphys.com</a>>; Travis Greene <<a href="mailto:tgreene@radser.com">tgreene@radser.com</a>>; kenharper14 via Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <<a href="mailto:intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list@lists.osu.edu">intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list@lists.osu.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Intl_DxMedPhys] Help with Hologic Dimensions artifact</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">I believe all tests are required to pass prior to clinical use after a tube or detector replacements because of 21 CFR 900.</span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">12(e)(10):
Mammography equipment evaluations. Additional evaluations of mammography units or image processors shall be<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I believe all tests are required to pass prior to clinical use after a tube or detector replacements because of <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/part-900*p-900.12(e)(10)__;Iw!!KGKeukY!zp1umoI1qws51aHCke5xGsrwARGYPZmxM383lplMv6y7tL5lhitSs4rVRi6i5BLK_E8I_mzbG7aLGCifRiXLR1cjaBRkxln9h-DYhw$">21
CFR 900.12(e)(10)</a>: <em><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mammography equipment evaluations.</span></b></em>
<span style="background:yellow">Additional evaluations of mammography units or image processors shall be conducted whenever
</span>a new unit or processor is installed, a unit or processor is disassembled and reassembled at the same or a new location<span style="background:white">, or</span><span style="background:yellow"> major components of a mammography unit or processor equipment
are changed or repaired.</span> These evaluations shall be used to determine whether the new or changed equipment meets the requirements of applicable standards in
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paragraphs (b)</a> and <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-900.12*p-900.12(e)__;Iw!!KGKeukY!zp1umoI1qws51aHCke5xGsrwARGYPZmxM383lplMv6y7tL5lhitSs4rVRi6i5BLK_E8I_mzbG7aLGCifRiXLR1cjaBRkxlmhEScufw$">
(e)</a> of this section. <span style="background:yellow">All problems shall be corrected before the new or changed equipment is put into service for examinations
</span>or film processing. The mammography equipment evaluation shall be performed by a medical physicist or by an individual under the direct supervision of a medical physicist.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Fortunately, service has always been able to address issues I've found after a repair right away.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">~Adam<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Adam C. Springer, MS, DABR®<br>
Medical Physicist<br>
KLS Physics Group, LLC<br>
124 Killgore Rd<br>
Ruston, LA 71270<br>
Office: 318-255-5033<br>
Mobile: 318-272-8292</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:7.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#AAAAAA">On 7/10/2025 11:26:52 AM, Bob Kobistek via Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <<a href="mailto:intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list@lists.osu.edu">intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list@lists.osu.edu</a>>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Travis:</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Many artifacts are noticed in a flat field image but are not as, or not at all, visible in clinical images. The standard of testing is to use the flat field image.
I would call that artifact clinically significant. I would fail it.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Refer to Table 2 in the Hologic manual. It lists artifact evaluation as a category C with regard to action criteria. Category C means they have 30 days to resolve
the problem. If, however, you feel that the artifact is so severe that they must stop imaging patients, you can make that clear in writing. The radiologist can override your advice, of course, but let that be his responsibility.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#A50021">Robert J. Kobistek, MS, FACR, DABR, MRSE(MRSC™)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Intl_DxMedPhys] Help with Hologic Dimensions artifact</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">Thank you to those who responded privately to my initial inquiry. I’d like to provide an update on the detector artifact issue and seek your input on a few critical
questions. Update on Artifact Issue: To my surprise, replacing the detector</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you to those who responded privately to my initial inquiry. I’d like to provide an update on the detector artifact issue and seek your input on a few critical questions.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Update on Artifact Issue:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To my surprise, replacing the detector assembly resolved the artifact issue, despite the raw images not initially showing the artifact. The engineer noted that a similar issue was
resolved by replacing a detector on another mobile unit with intermittent, randomly located artifacts.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The radiologist used the unit at an event today, against my recommendation. I reviewed the clinical images (screenshots attached) and found artifacts visible in nearly all images
when viewed at 1:1 resolution. Interestingly, the technologist reported no artifacts were present in the day’s images. This is likely because the standard preview mode does not display them since it is not shown at 1:1. Further review of historical clinical
images revealed that this artifact has been present, though less frequently, for several months. I can conclude this issue predates the recent tube leak and is unrelated to it.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Questions for Discussion:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="xmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Clinical Significance of Artifacts:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The artifacts are distinct and unlikely to be mistaken
for pathology. However, I find them distracting and believe they may reduce the radiologist’s diagnostic accuracy. Given that the radiologist used the system despite my concerns and did not notice the artifacts in clinical images for months, how would you
assess whether these artifacts constitute a system failure? If you disagree with the radiologist’s decision to use the system, how would you address this?</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<li class="xmsonormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Post-Repair System Performance:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Following a major repair, what is the required timeline
for resolving artifacts? The QC manual specifies a 30-day resolution period for issues found during annual evaluations. Does this apply to artifacts identified during a major repair evaluation, or is the system considered down until the issue is fully resolved?
I’ve heard conflicting timelines (30 days vs. immediate resolution) but lack definitive, sourced guidance.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <<a href="mailto:intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list-bounces@lists.osu.edu">intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list-bounces@lists.osu.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Travis Greene via Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 9, 2025 10:57 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Intl_DxMedPhys] Help with Hologic Dimensions artifact</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">All, I’m hoping you can help me identify the source of an artifact in a bus with a Hologic Dimensions installed. I went to perform a major repair
evaluation following the replacement of the x-ray tube, filter assembly, and collimator. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">All,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I’m hoping you can help me identify the source of an artifact in a bus with a Hologic Dimensions installed. I went to perform a major repair evaluation following
the replacement of the x-ray tube, filter assembly, and collimator. The x-ray tube cracked and leaked oil all over the tube assembly. First time I’ve ever heard of that happening on a mammo unit, but I digress. During my evaluation I came across the attached
artifact. Initially, the artifact was visible only in 2D contact images. It’s towards the chest wall about halfway from center to the left edge. It was not visible in 3D or 2D mag images. The artifact is in a single row of the detector going from chest
to anterior direction. I believe this is the gate direction for this detector.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The FSE was still on site so I asked her to take a look and see if they could map out the bad pixels. The remote tech support guy pulled up the raw images and
the artifact could not be found in the for-processing image. Subsequent testing had the artifact appear intermittently, but usually in the same location. Several repetitions of flat field shots yielded 3D projection images that had the artifact intermittently
and in multiple location in some instances. The presentation of the artifact was always the same regardless of where it appeared. Bright towards the chest wall edge and black towards the anterior edge. Always in a single row of the image. We looked at
another 2D image where the artifact was present in the image and again, it could not be found in the raw image. If the artifact is not visible in the raw image (what the detector sees) then the artifact has to be added by the bad pixel correction, the gain
correction, or the final image processing; right?</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The plan is to replace the detector today. However, I don’t think this will resolve the problem. Do you think replacing the detector is the right intervention
or do you think the problem is caused by some other component? My thought is that this is a processing error not a readout error. I wonder if the old Nvidia1650 graphics card in the system is having issues after being rattled around on the highway for several
years.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Lastly, for the first time ever, I failed a Hologic Dimensions for AEC reproducibility for the 3D images. Oddly, the kVp was switching between 29 and 30 when
using the ACR phantom exam card. I had thought when using this exam card, the kVp was fixed by the software to be 29kVp and could not be changed. Any idea why the exposure settings might have been changing? Is this a problem with the software? In over
a decade of evaluating these systems, I have never seen this behavior. Typically, the 3D AEC phantom exposures are nearly identical for all four of them.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I would appreciate any advice you might have on this situation.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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