Abstract
Medical image generating departments, typically radiology and nuclear medicine, have always been burdened by image management problems. Image management is the administration of imaging examination requests, the performance of imaging examinations, the distribution of the images and reports, the archiving of examinations and results and the retrieval of previous examinations and results. This is a very resource-intensive responsibility dependent on a long chain of human interaction that often fails. Within both the public and private sectors this is a real problem. In the public sector increased efficiency is required to decrease the waiting lists and improve patient care. In the private sector improved productivity is required to increase the revenue generated by the same amount of human and financial resources. The solution is to embrace digital image management. The solution does not lie within a single information system, but rather the tight integrations of four parts: digital imaging equipment, PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), RIS (Radiological Information System) and HIS (Hospital Information System) This article aims to demystify some of the acronyms commonly used and explain their practical role within the classic imaging department. South African Journal of Radiology Vol. 11 (3) 2007: pp. 50-52
Highlights
Image management is the administration of imaging examination requests, the performance of imaging examinations, the distribution of the images and reports, the archiving of examinations and results and the retrieval of previous examinations and results
T his is the part of the PACS that is likened to the array of viewing boxes and hot lamps and magnifying glasses usually found within a radiology department
If you can regard DICOM and HL7 as dictionaries for a specific language, IHE is a textbook of commonly used phrases
Summary
10 - 1500 MB 50 - 100 MB 40 - 60 MB 100 - 200 MB 2.1 - 10.5 MB 200 - 400 MB networks (LANs) together, so that users and computers in one location can communicate with users and computers in other locations. T his is the part of the PACS that is likened to the viewing box in the X-ray room that the radiographers use for quality control This is a high-end computer that controls all the functions of the PACS or RIS. This is an information system responsible for the management of the workflow (Figs 1 & 2) and allows the following functions: This is a list of patients and examinations to be performed at an imaging modality or to be reported by a radiologist and is created by the RIS. This part is likened to the medical folder containing all the clinical notes, blood assay results, medication chart and observation chart This is the standard of communication between different information systems managing patient information, the HIS and RIS. If you can regard DICOM and HL7 as dictionaries for a specific language, IHE is a textbook of commonly used phrases
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