MODULE 6: PACS Components Flashcards
Six Main Components of PACS System
- Image Acquisition
- Communication Network
- Patient Data
- Display of images
- Recordings Archive
- Web Server
Requires the existence of medical devices with the appropriate interface of PACS
Image Acquisition
international standard for defining the mode of transmission of medical information and images that provides interoperability between different devices
DICOM
Simple and easy-to-use Windows application for converting medical image files between different image form
Medical Image Converter
can export whatever DICOM file you have to BMP, GIF, JPG, TIF, or WMF. If there is a series of images, it also supports saving them to a video file in the WMV or AVI format.
MicroDicom program
Transmits images and attached data
Communication Network
- is contained in HIS, RIS and PACS
- PACS used to view the images and The RIS used to view the result and the patient’s Information
Patient Data
-is the standard that enables the integration of HIS and RIS to the PACS System.
- Are a set of international standards used to transfer and share data between various healthcare providers.
- Aims to make sharing data easy which reduces the administrative burden on providers and staff while improving care delivery
HL7 - Health Level Seven, (7th OSI layer protocol)
What does OSI stand for?
Open System Interconnection
a shared boundary across which 2 or more separate components of a computer system that exchange information
Interface
- Done via personal computer in the office
- The qualities of personal computers in the office are reflected in the monitor’s physical characteristics.
Display of Images
Computers need to have an _____________ interface with the possibility to adjust image contrast, zoom and move images and display data of the patient
interactive user
A system for archiving recordings should be centralized (under a single authority), with support for DICOM and HL7 standards
Recordings’ Archive
Application that resides on a Web server should provide adequate access and display of data to employees in medical institutions and distant users.
Web server
Radiology Department Effectiveness
Less:
- exam time & effort
- inefficiency and error
- diagnostic uncertainty
- patient risk
- exam inaccuracy
- IT footprint/ support