Title
Incorporating Out-Patient Data From CD-R Into the Local PACS Using DICOM Worklist Features.
Abstract
With the introduction of digital imaging in radiology, CD-Rs are increasingly used to distribute patient materials. This study investigates the application of a new software package and work protocol to integrate out-hospital data into the local PACS (picture archive and communication system) archive, which is hampered by differences in patient numbers. A one-month trial was started to import CD-Rs from two departments (radiotherapy and radiology). Seventy CD-Rs were collected from 20 different hospitals holding data of eight different modality types and published by eight different software packages from different vendors. All CD-Rs were successfully transferred into the PACS. The new software and work protocol provide an easy way of introducing the out-hospital data into the PACS. CD-Rs can be destroyed after transfer to PACS, eliminating physical storage. Furthermore, all data can now be viewed and reported using the default viewers of the hospital and no additional training of staff is required.
Year
DOI
Venue
2005
10.1007/s10278-005-5158-9
J. Digital Imaging
Keywords
Field
DocType
PACS,out-patient data,IHE
DICOM,Picture archiving and communication system,Computer science,Computer communication networks,Radiology information systems,Software,Digital imaging,CD-ROM,Multimedia,System integration
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
18
3
0897-1889
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
2
0.84
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Peter M. A. Van Ooijen15710.23
J. Guignot220.84
G. Mevel320.84
Matthijs Oudkerk415415.63