Filmless Radiology

by Siegel, Eliot L.; Kolodner, Robert M.

• ISBN13: 9780387953908
• ISBN10: 0387953906
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Virtually all radiologists and healthcare administrators believe that every radiology department will be utilizing the cutting edge technology of PACS (Picture Archival and Communications System) in the future. Filmless Radiology is the first clinically oriented book to fully describe PACS and its impact on the cost and quality of patient care.Radiologist, medical physicists, physicians, nurses, and technologists will use it as a valuable source when navigating the transition from conventional to filmless systems. Radiology and hospital administrators will find it an indispensable tool for planning, justifying and purchasing a PACS. Computer system specialists, as well as biomedical engineers, will learn detailed and technical practical information about utilizing a PACS, and the networks and communication protocols required for successful operation. Students of all healthcare professions, engineering, and law will gain a comprehensive overview of the current state of art in medical digital imaging.Filmless Radiology chronicles the clinical and administrative experience acquired over the past several years by early adopters and providers of PAC Systems, and examines the future relationship of radiology to health information systems.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	v
Preface	vii
Contributors	xiii
Section 1
Current State of the Art and Future Trends	3	(18)
Eliot L. Siegel
Large-Scale PAC Systems	21	(12)
Gunther Gell
Roger A. Bauman
Purchasing a PACS: An RFP Toolkit	33	(54)
John Perry
Fred Prior
Section 2
The Impact of Medical-Legal Issues in Strategic Planning for PACS and Teleradiology Implementation	87	(16)
Scott B. Berger
Barry B. Cepelewicz
PACS and Productivity	103	(10)
Bruce I. Reiner
Eliot L. Siegel
Economic Analysis of Filmless Radiology	113	(24)
Charles D. Flagle
Computed Radiographic Imaging and Artifacts	137	(20)
Charles E. Willis
Section 3
Digital Radiography	157	(37)
Matthew T. Freedman
Dorothy Steller Artz
Digital Mammography	194	(21)
Matthew T. Freedman
Dorothy Steller Artz
Jaquelyn Hogge
Rebecca A. Zuurbier
Seong Ki Mun
Quality Assurance and PACS	215	(12)
John C. Weiser
Section 4
PACS and the End User: A Study in Two Demanding Environments	227	(15)
Stephen M. Pomerantz
Zenon Protopapas
Eliot L. Siegel
PACS and Training	242	(12)
Zenon Protopapas
Stephen M. Pomerantz
Michael Wilson
Clinical Aspects of Workstation Design and Operation	254	(23)
Steven C. Horii
Section 5
Workstation Functions and System Capabilities	277	(18)
Steven C. Horii
Image Compression	295	(16)
Mitchell Goldburgh
DICOM Standardization	311	(11)
Steven L. Fritz
Enabling Technology: DICOM in the VA's Hospital Information System	322	(33)
Peter M. Kuzmak
Ruth E. Dayhoff
Section 6
PACS and Telemedicine in the VA	355	(15)
Rebecca L. Kelley
Robert M. Kolodner
VA's Integrated Imaging System: A Multispecialty, Hospital-Wide Image Storage, Retrieval, and Communication System	370	(17)
Ruth E. Dayhoff
Hospital-Wide PACS: The Hammersmith Solution	387	(12)
Nicola H. Strickland
PACS in Academic Medical Centers	399	(16)
H.K. Huang
Glossary	415	(12)
Index	427