Filmless Radiology

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

• ISBN13: 9780387985152
• ISBN10: 0387985158
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book examines the use of state-of-the art technology to achieve filmless radiology, describing its impact on healthcare systems, and providing valuable insights into reengineering healthcare. The authors share their expertise in implementing Picture Archival and Communications System (PACS), technology capable of supporting filmless radiology. 121 illus.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	v	(2)
Preface	vii	(6)
Contributors	xiii
Section 1	3	(84)
CHAPTER 1 Current State of the Art and Future Trends	3	(18)
Eliot L. Siegel
CHAPTER 2 Large-Scale PAC Systems	21	(12)
Gunther Gell
Roger A. Bauman
CHAPTER 3 Purchasing a PACS: An RFP Toolkit	33	(54)
John Perry
Fred Prior
Section 2	87	(70)
CHAPTER 4 The Impact of Medical-Legal Issues in Strategic Planning for PACS and Teleradiology Implementation	87	(16)
Scott B. Berger
Barry B. Cepelewicz
CHAPTER 5 PACS and Productivity	103	(10)
Bruce I. Reiner
Eliot L. Siegel
CHAPTER 6 Economic Analysis of Filmless Radiology	113	(24)
Charles D. Flagle
CHAPTER 7 Computed Radiographic Imaging and Artifacts	137	(20)
Charles E. Willis
Section 3	157	(70)
CHAPTER 8 Digital Radiography	157	(37)
Matthew T. Freedman
Dorothy Steller Artz
CHAPTER 9 Digital Mammography	194	(21)
Matthew T. Freedman
Dorothy Steller Artz
Jaquelyn Hogge
Rebecca A. Zuurbier
Seong Ki Mun
CHAPTER 10 Quality Assurance and PACS	215	(12)
John C. Weiser
Section 4	227	(50)
CHAPTER 11 PACS and the End User: A Study in Two Demanding Environments	227	(15)
Stephen M. Pomerantz
Zenon Protopapas
Eliot L. Siegel
CHAPTER 12 PACS and Training	242	(12)
Zenon Protopapas
Stephen M. Pomerantz
Michael Wilson
CHAPTER 13 Clinical Aspects of Workstation Design and Operation	254	(23)
Steven C. Horii
Section 5	277	(78)
CHAPTER 14 Workstation Functions and System Capabilities	277	(18)
Steven C. Horii
CHAPTER 15 Image Compression	295	(16)
Mitchell Goldburgh
CHAPTER 16 DICOM Standardization	311	(11)
Steven L. Fritz
CHAPTER 17 Enabling Technology: DICOM in the VA's Hospital Information System	322	(33)
Peter M. Kuzmak
Ruth E. Dayhoff
Section 6	355	(60)
CHAPTER 18 PACS and Telemedicine in the VA	355	(15)
Rebecca L. Kelley
Robert M. Kolodner
CHAPTER 19 VA's Integrated Imaging System: A Multispecialty, Hospital-Wide Image Storage, Retrieval, and Communication System	370	(17)
Ruth E. Dayhoff
CHAPTER 20 Hospital-Wide PACS: The Hammersmith Solution	387	(12)
Nicola H. Strickland
CHAPTER 21 PACS in Academic Medical Centers	399	(16)
H.K. Huang
Glossary	415	(12)
Index	427