CD-based image archival and management on a hybrid radiology intranet.

abstract：:Efficient data compression is essential for practical daily operation of computed radiography (CR) systems. In this study the clinical applicability of type III irreversible high data compression using an FCR 9501 chest unit (Fuji Photo Film, Tokyo, Japan) was evaluated. Sixty-eight normal and 93 various abnormal case...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Egashira K,Nakata H,Watanabe H,Uchida K,Nakamura K,Ishino Y,Horino K,Yoshikawa R

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study tracked a radiology department's conversion from utilization of a Kodak Amber analog system to a Kodak DirectView DR 5100 digital system. Through the use of ProModel Optimization Suite, a workflow simulation software package, significant quantitative information was derived from workflow process data measur...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Wideman C,Gallet J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the association between the textural features obtained from 18F-FDG images, metabolic parameters (SUVmax, SUVmean, MTV, TLG), and tumor histopathological characteristics (stage and Ki-67 proliferation index) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The FDG-PET images of 67 patients with NSCLC were evalua...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Karacavus S,Yılmaz B,Tasdemir A,Kayaaltı Ö,Kaya E,İçer S,Ayyıldız O

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate radiologist performance in detection of lacunar infarcts on T1- and T2-weighted images, without and with the use of a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) scheme. Thirty T1-weighted and 30 T2-weighted MR images obtained from 30 patients were used for assessing observ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Uchiyama Y,Asano T,Kato H,Hara T,Kanematsu M,Hoshi H,Iwama T,Fujita H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contacting clinicians to convey critical results is a critical part of radiology workflow, but many obstacles prevent easy and timely communication. Integration of radiology applications and workflow with an EHR-based patient coverage database demonstrated subjective and objective improvement in radiologist workflow a...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Filice R

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this research was to determine if digitization and the application of various compression routines to digital images of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) radiographs would diminish observer accuracy in the detection of specific osseous characteristics associated with TMJ degenerative joint disease (DJD). Ni...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Trapnell CJ,Scarfe WC,Cook JH,Silvejra AM,Regennitter FJ,Haskell BS

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fuhrman nuclear grade is a recognized prognostic factor for patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC) and its pre-treatment evaluation significantly affects decision-making in terms of management. In this study, we aimed to assess the feasibility of a combined approach of radiomics and machine learning...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Stanzione A,Ricciardi C,Cuocolo R,Romeo V,Petrone J,Sarnataro M,Mainenti PP,Improta G,De Rosa F,Insabato L,Brunetti A,Maurea S

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bar-code terminal network under software control of a microcomputer was added to the minicomputer-based radiology information system at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. The bar-code network was specifically installed to address the inherent inaccuracies occurring when procedure information was entered at t...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： David G,Gregory S

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to retrospectively investigate whether using the newly developed algorithms would improve radiologists' accuracy for discriminating malignant masses from benign ones on ultrasonographic (US) images. Five radiologists blinded to the histological results and clinical history independently ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Wang Y,Wang H,Guo Y,Ning C,Liu B,Cheng HD,Tian J

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical picture archiving and communications systems provide convenient, efficient access to digital medical images from multiple modalities but can prove challenging to deploy, configure and use. MRIdb is a self-contained image database, particularly suited to the storage and management of magnetic resonance imaging...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Woodbridge M,Fagiolo G,O'Regan DP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As hospitals convert from conventional film-based imaging to picture archival and communications systems (PACS), methods for managing an enormous library of images must change considerably. While most hospitals are required to retain general, nonmammographic, radiologic images for 7 years beyond the examination date, ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Blado ME

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a prototype viewing station for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) that combines a low cost with a fast response for the primary viewing tasks. A single monitor is used together with the possibility to switch to another image on the same screen instantaneously. To reduce the time for image retrieval an...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Bellon E,Houtput W,Bijnens B,Suetens P,Marchal G,Lauwers P

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scheduling of CT and MR exams requires reasonable estimates for expected scan duration. However, scan-time variability and efficiency gains from combining multiple exams are not quantitatively well characterized. In this work, we developed an informatics approach to quantify typical duration, duration variability, and...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Zhang R,Narra VR,Kansagra AP

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The architectural design and construction of a new imaging department is one of the most complex challenges in healthcare architecture. When a client also plans a simultaneous change in basic operating system technology from film-based to filmless imaging, the challenge for both hospital management and the facility/te...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Brye PE,Loharikar R,Duda E

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway diseases are frequently related to morphological changes that may influence lung physiology. Accurate airway region segmentation may be useful for quantitative evaluation of disease prognosis and therapy efficacy. The information can also be applied to understand the fundamental mechanisms of various lung disea...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Lee M,Lee JG,Kim N,Seo JB,Lee SM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multimodality medical image fusion plays a vital role in diagnosis, treatment planning, and follow-up studies of various diseases. It provides a composite image containing critical information of source images required for better localization and definition of different organs and lesions. In the state-of-the-art imag...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Ganasala P,Kumar V

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent innovations in information and communication technologies have appreciably changed the panorama of health information system (HIS). These advances provide new means to process, handle, and share medical images and also augment the medical image security issues in terms of confidentiality, reliability, and i...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Turuk M,Dhande A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface morphology and shape in general are important predictors for the behavior of solid-type lung nodules detected on CT. More broadly, shape analysis is useful in many areas of computer-aided diagnosis and essentially all scientific and engineering disciplines. Automated methods for shape detection have all previo...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Stember JN

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify practical issues surrounding delivering digital images from picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) for research and teaching purposes. The complexity of Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) access methods, security, patient confidentiality, PACS database integrity, port...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Harrison M,Koh J,Tran S,Mongkolwat P,Channin DS

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Devising a method that can select cases based on the performance levels of trainees and the characteristics of cases is essential for developing a personalized training program in radiology education. In this paper, we propose a novel hybrid prediction algorithm called content-boosted collaborative filtering (CBCF) to...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Lin H,Yang X,Wang W

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a review of image quality assessment methods for monochrome CRTs in the field as opposed to the laboratory. The review includes image quality programs at the University of Washington, the University of Texas at Houston, the University of Michigan, and the University of Arizona. CRT manufacturers ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Roehrig H,Willis CE,Damento MA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prior ultrasound study indicated that images with low to moderate levels of JPEG and wavelet compression were acceptable for diagnostic purposes. The purpose of this study is to validate this prior finding using the Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) baseline compression algorithm, at a compression ratio of app...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Persons KR,Hangiandreou NJ,Charboneau NT,Charboneau J,James E,Douglas BR,Salmon AP,Knudsen JM,Erickson BJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfusion CT of the liver typically involves scanning the liver at least 20 times, resulting in a large radiation dose. We developed and validated a simplified model of tumor blood supply that can be applied to standard triphasic scans and evaluated whether this can be used to distinguish benign and malignant liver le...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Boas FE,Kamaya A,Do B,Desser TS,Beaulieu CF,Vasanawala SS,Hwang GL,Sze DY

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusion of CT and MR images allows simultaneous visualization of details of bony anatomy provided by CT image and details of soft tissue anatomy provided by MR image. This helps the radiologist for the precise diagnosis of disease and for more effective interventional treatment procedures. This paper aims at designing ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Ganasala P,Kumar V

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After several years of continuous operation, the utility of digital viewing stations as assessed by bedside clinicians has been investigated through the distribution of questionnaires to past and present users. The results of the questionnaire have indicated that the bedside physicians prefer using the workstations ov...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Humphrey LM,Fitzpatrick K,Paine SS,Ravin CE

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sacroiliac (SI) joint dislocations and sacral fractures of the pelvis can be stabilized by SI screws; however, screw insertion into a sacral isthmus region is risky for the adjacent neurovascular structures. Therefore, shape analyses of general SI screw corridors or safety zones are of great surgical interest; however...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Noser H,Radetzki F,Stock K,Mendel T

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents our solution for supporting radiologists' interpretation of digital images by automating image presentation during sequential interpretation steps. We extended current hanging protocols with support for "stages" which reflect the presentation of digital information required to complete a single ste...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Moise A,Atkins MS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, a heuristic approach to automated nipple detection in digital mammograms is presented. A multithresholding algorithm is first applied to segment the mammogram and separate the breast region from the background region. Next, the problem is considered separately for craniocaudal (CC) and mediolateral-obli...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Jas M,Mukhopadhyay S,Chakraborty J,Sadhu A,Khandelwal N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive cephalocaudal anatomic (Z-axis) coverage can lead to unnecessary radiation exposure to a patient. In this study, an automated computing model was developed for identifying instances of potentially excessive Z-axis coverage with abdomen-pelvis examinations. Eight patient and imaging attributes including patie...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Zhang M,Wellnitz C,Cui C,Pavlicek W,Wu T

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Today, many hospitals have a running enterprise picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and their administrators should have the tools to measure the system activity and, in particular, how much it is used. The information would be valuable for decision-makers to address asset management and the development ...

journal_title：Journal of digital imaging

authors： Calabrese R,Beltrame M,Accardo A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00