an Analytical Approach to Information Use in Radiology
edited by O. Rienhoff, C.F.C. Greinacher.
Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1988
(vi, 97 pages)
Lecture notes in medical informatics, 37.
Introduction --; Towards Image Processing --; Development of a Strategy for a Radiology Department --; Developments and Current Trends in RIS and PACS --; Interfaces Between Systems --; An Important Step in System Design --; Standardizing Interfaces in Radiology --; The ACR-NEMA Standard --; The Marburg Model --; A Detailed RIS-PACS Interface Specification --; Based on the Marburg Model --; Future Perspectives and Research Needs --; List of Authors.
Medical information systems such as Radiology Management Information Systems (RIS), Picture Archiving and Communications (PACS) and Hospital Information Systems (HIS) will soon be standard tools to support routine work in hospitals. An interface between PACS/RIS and RIS/HIS is increasingly necessary in order to co-ordinate the flow of information throughout these systems. This book discusses a systematic analysis of interfacing strategies. An introduction is given to the status of present radiology departments and trends for the future. Then, to define a PACS-RIS interface in a multivendor environment, the so-called Marburg Model is described: a comprehensive systems analysis method that includes the requirements of radiologists, software and hardware engineers, and medical informatitians. A detailed PACS-RIS interface for a specific systems implementation is derived using the Marburg Model, which can be used as a standardized approach to designing interfaces.