The design and implementation of a picture archiving and communication system for pediatric radiology

Thesis/Dissertation · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7001966

Taira, R K

The methods for viewing and managing radiological images have remained relatively unchanged for several decades. Inefficiencies in the current system result in mismanaged films and delays in medical reporting. This study presents the design, implementation and evaluation of a novel picture archiving and communication system (PACS) within the pediatric radiology section of a 500-bed teaching hospital. The system is composed of an integrated network of computerized devices used to digitally acquire, store, manage, display, and process radiological images. The key PACS issues covered in this dissertation include: (a) definition of data, processing, and user requirements, (b) software and hardware integration of various radiological imaging subsystems, (c) design of an efficient database structure which manages several thousand megabytes of information, (d) system performance tuning, (e) development of an acceptable user interface to a six-monitor 512 {times} 512 line CRT workstation, and (f) clinical evaluation.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Los Angeles, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7001966
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Thesis (Ph. D.)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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