Operational experience with DICOM for the clinical specialties in the healthcare enterprise

Peter M. Kuzmak; Ruth E. Dayhoff M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.539855

19 April 2004 Operational experience with DICOM for the clinical specialties in the healthcare enterprise

Peter M. Kuzmak, Ruth E. Dayhoff M.D.

Proceedings Volume 5371, Medical Imaging 2004: PACS and Imaging Informatics; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.539855
Event: Medical Imaging 2004, 2004, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A number of clinical specialties routinely use images in treating patients, for example ophthalmology, dentistry, cardiology, endoscopy, and surgery. These images are captured by a variety of commercial digital image acquisition systems. The US Department of Veterans Affairs has been working for several years on advancing the use of the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard in these clinical specialties. This is an effort that has involved several facets: (1) working with the vendors to ensure that they satisfy existing DICOM requirements, (2) developing interface software to the VistA hospital information system (HIS), (3) field testing DICOM systems, (4) deploying these DICOM interfaces nation-wide to all VA medical centers, (5) working with the healthcare providers using the system, and (6) participating in the DICOM working groups to improve the standard. The VA is now beginning to develop clinical applications that make use of the DICOM interfaces in the clinical specialties. The first of these will be in ophthalmology to remotely screen patients for diabetic retinopathy.

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Peter M. Kuzmak and Ruth E. Dayhoff M.D. "Operational experience with DICOM for the clinical specialties in the healthcare enterprise", Proc. SPIE 5371, Medical Imaging 2004: PACS and Imaging Informatics, (19 April 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.539855

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