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Hand-held Clinical Photoacoustic Imaging System for Real-time Non-invasive Small Animal Imaging
Published on: October 16, 2017
Radiology on handheld devices: image display, manipulation, and PACS integration issues
Bhargav Raman1, Raghav Raman, Lalithakala Raman
1Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA 94305-5105, USA.
Summary
Personal digital assistants (PDAs) now support advanced teleradiology. A new system enables PDA access to medical images, improving radiologic workflow efficiency and communication.
Area of Science:
- Radiology
- Medical Informatics
- Mobile Health
Background:
- Personal digital assistants (PDAs) have advanced significantly in hardware and graphics.
- These improvements make PDAs a viable platform for innovative teleradiology solutions.
- Current PDAs offer high processing speeds and substantial storage capacity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a DICOM-compliant, vendor-independent handheld image access system for teleradiology.
- To create a system utilizing a PDA server as a gateway between PACS and PDAs.
- To optimize the system for efficient image display and manipulation on smaller PDA screens.
Main Methods:
- Developed a PDA server acting as a gateway between Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and PDAs.
- Ensured compatibility with most available PDA models.
- Implemented wired and wireless image transfer capabilities with custom PDA software and web interfaces.
- Integrated basic image manipulation functions.
- Optimized the user interface for small PDA screens.
- Incorporated user work list management, compression, and security features.
Main Results:
- A functional handheld image access system compatible with various PDAs was developed.
- The system supports both wired and wireless image transfer.
- User interface optimizations were implemented for efficient display on smaller screens.
- The PDA server manages work lists and includes compression and security measures.
Conclusions:
- PDA-based teleradiology systems have the potential to enhance radiologic workflow efficiency.
- The developed system can increase productivity and improve communication among healthcare professionals.
- Despite some limitations, PDA teleradiology offers a promising avenue for improved medical imaging accessibility.
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