Title :
Phased approach to DICOM compliant medical imaging system as part of a health care network
Author :
Shock, Dan ; Frick, Mathis ; Douglass, Kenneth
Author_Institution :
West Virginia Univ., Morgantown, WV, USA
Abstract :
The basic promise of image management and communication systems (IMACS) is to provide efficient radiology services and quick image access to clinicians. The paper describes an approach to a system-wide image information system at West Virginia University Hospital. The system has used traditional capital expenditures, cluster integration and DICOM compliance over a five year period
Keywords :
PACS; local area networks; medical image processing; medical information systems; radiology; software standards; visual databases; DICOM compliance; IMACS; PACS; West Virginia University Hospital; capital expenditures; cluster integration; health care network; image information system; image management and communication systems; medical imaging system; quick image access; radiology services; Biomedical imaging; Chromium; Costs; DICOM; Hospitals; Information systems; Medical services; Radiology; Telemedicine; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Image Management and Communications, 1995., Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oahu Island, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7560-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMAC.1995.532560
