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Digital echocardiographic communication using multivendor networked DICOM devices.

N L Greenberg1, P L Castro, M S Firstenberg

  • 1The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. greenbn@ccf.org

Computers in Cardiology
|November 25, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Digital echocardiographic data management is feasible using a networked DICOM environment. Standard hardware supports efficient storage and retrieval of cardiac ultrasound studies, improving workflow.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Medical Imaging
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Digital acquisition, storage, and review of echocardiographic data are essential for modern cardiology.
  • Implementing a multivendor networked environment for echocardiography presents unique challenges.
  • Existing systems may require proprietary hardware, increasing costs and limiting flexibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility of digital echocardiographic data management in a multivendor networked DICOM environment.
  • To evaluate the efficiency of storage and retrieval using standard computer hardware.
  • To determine the practicality of current network transmission rates for echocardiographic studies.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the ProSolv Echo Management System for daily storage of approximately 120 echocardiographic studies.
Keywords:
NASA Discipline CardiopulmonaryNon-NASA Center

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  • Implementing Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standards for data management.
  • Employing standard computer hardware for storage and retrieval, avoiding proprietary solutions.
  • Measuring data transmission rates over a 10/100 BT switched network.

    • Main Results:

    • Digital echocardiographic data management is feasible within a multivendor networked DICOM environment.
    • Storage and retrieval are efficiently handled on standard computer hardware.
    • Data transmission rates of approximately 0.40 MB/s allow complete echo study transfer in about 1.5 minutes.
    • One vendor solution enables data transmission during an ongoing study.

    Conclusions:

    • A multivendor networked DICOM environment is suitable for digital echocardiographic data management.
    • Standard hardware solutions are effective and cost-efficient for echocardiographic data storage and retrieval.
    • Network infrastructure advancements facilitate timely transfer of cardiac ultrasound studies.