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Networks in nuclear medicine

R C Lummis1, J P Wexler

  • 1Department of Neuroscience, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10461.

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
|January 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Nuclear medicine computer systems need better network support. Integrating networking will allow efficient sharing of departmental computing resources for improved performance.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging Technology
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Network Engineering

Background:

  • Current nuclear medicine computer systems exhibit limited adherence to established network standards.
  • Mature and stable network hardware and software are widely available for diverse computer systems and operating systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the current limitations in network support for nuclear medicine computer systems.
  • To advocate for the integration of network standards in future commercial systems.
  • To emphasize the benefits of networked computing in nuclear medicine departments.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of current commercial nuclear medicine computer system capabilities regarding network support.
  • Review of existing mature network hardware and software technologies.
  • Evaluation of the potential for functional distribution in networked environments.

Main Results:

  • Commercial nuclear medicine systems currently lag in supporting network standards.
  • Networked systems enable task-specific optimization (acquisition, processing, viewing, storage).
  • Distributed computing functions offer economic and operational advantages.

Conclusions:

  • Networking computers within nuclear medicine departments is a practical approach to resource sharing.
  • Future commercial systems are expected to fully support networking capabilities.
  • Enhanced network integration will improve computational efficiency and operational robustness in nuclear medicine.

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