Comparison of a PACS Workstation with Laser Hard Copies for Detecting Scaphoid Fractures in the Emergency Department

Khaliq, Waseem; Blakeley, Chris; Maheshwaran, S.; Hashemi, K; Redman, P.

doi:10.1007/s10278-008-9165-5

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“…Studies have emphasized the proper use of communication links for the optimal operation of user-equipment interface in PACS ( 20 , 25 ). Other studies ( 12 , 21 , 22 , 26 ) recommend that data security to be observed according to HIPPA regulations.…”

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An Evaluation Protocol for Picture Archiving and Communication System: a Systematic Review

2017

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Introduction:Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) serves to store, transmit, communicate and manage medical images. A logical evaluation protocol assists to determine whether the system is technically, structurally and operationally fit. The purpose of this systematic review was to propose a logical evaluation protocol for PACS, particularly useful for new hospitals and other healthcare institutions in developing countries.Methods and Materials:We systematically reviewed 25 out of 267 full-length articles, published between 2000 and 2017, retrieved from four sources: Science Direct, Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar. The extracted data were tabulated and reviewed successively by three independent panels of experts that oversaw the design of this study and the process by which the PACS evaluation protocol was systematically developed.Results:The outcome data were ranked by expert panels and analyzed statistically, with the reliability established at 0.82 based on the Pearson’s correlation coefficient. The essential components and the best options to establish an optimal PACS were organized under nine main sections: system configuration; system network; data storage; data compression; image input; image characteristics; image presentation; communication link; and system security, with a total of 20 components, each of which capable of working optimally with one or more program options.Conclusions:This systematic review presents an objective protocol that is an ideal tool for the evaluation of new or existing PACS at healthcare institutions, particularly in developing countries. Despite the significant advantages, the protocol may face minor limitations, largely due to lack of appropriate technical resources in various clinical settings and the host countries.

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An Evaluation Protocol for Picture Archiving and Communication System: a Systematic Review

2017

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“…For example, easier image and report access, improved management of examinations with fewer being lost or uninterpretable, and cost reductions [6,7]. There is also an increased range of tools available to the radiologist, such as windowing or zoom, which facilitate most notably the study of thoracic radiographs although it does not appear to bring advantages over film for the detection of wrist injuries and in particular scaphoid fractures [8]. Youmans et al…”

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Can Paper Replace Laser Film to Communicate the Results of Wrist Radiographs in Trauma Cases? A Reproducibility Study of the Reading of Wrist Trauma Case Radiographs on a PACS Workstation, Laser Film, and Paper

Teixeira¹,

Zabel²,

Baumann³

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J Digit Imaging

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The main goal of this study was to determine the reproducibility of the reading of wrist trauma case radiographs using three different media: laser film, a picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) workstation, and paper with an optimized layout. The study was conducted retrospectively in 200 consecutive patients consulting at the emergency department for wrist trauma and who underwent wrist X-ray investigation using a computed radiography system. There were 82 men and 118 women. The mean age was 48.3 years (16-95 years). Our institutional review board does not require patient approval or informed consent for retrospective review of case records. The readings were made by two independent readers who analyzed the 200 patient radiographs consecutively in one session for each type of media: paper, laser film, and on a PACS dual-screen workstation. The inter-reader agreements were substantial or almost perfect, with kappa values of 0.83 (0.76-0.90) for the PACS, 0.83 (0.76-0.90) for film, and 0.80 (0.72-0.87) for paper. The inter-technique agreement was almost perfect in all cases. There is a high interobserver agreement between PACS, laser film, and paper readings for wrist trauma cases. With a layout of one radiograph on each sheet, paper could replace laser films to communicate the results of wrist radiographs in trauma cases for outpatients.

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“…There is also an increase of digital information in medical domain where medical images of different modalities i.e., X-rays, CT scans, MRI scans, etc., are produced everyday in massive numbers. For instance, over 640 million medical images were stored in more than 100 National Health Service Trust in UK, as of March 2008 [1]. Medical image databases are the key component in diagnosis and preventive medicine.…”

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Automatic Classification Of Medical X-Ray Images

Zare

Seng

Mueen

2013

MJCS

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Image representation is one of the major aspects of automatic classification algorithms. In this paper, different feature extraction techniques have been utilized to represent medical X-ray images. They are categorized into two groups; (i) low-level image representation such as Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix(GLCM), Canny Edge Operator, Local Binary Pattern(LBP) , pixel value, and (ii) local patch-based image representation such as Bag of Words (BoW). These features have been exploited in different algorithms for automatic classification of medical Xray images. We then analyzed the classification performance obtained with regard to the image representation techniques used. These experiments were evaluated on ImageCLEF 2007 database consists of 11000 medical X-ray images with 116 classes. Experimental results showed the classification performance obtained by exploiting LBP and BoW outperformed the other algorithms with respect to the image representation techniques used.

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Comparison of a PACS Workstation with Laser Hard Copies for Detecting Scaphoid Fractures in the Emergency Department

Cited by 5 publications

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An Evaluation Protocol for Picture Archiving and Communication System: a Systematic Review

An Evaluation Protocol for Picture Archiving and Communication System: a Systematic Review

Can Paper Replace Laser Film to Communicate the Results of Wrist Radiographs in Trauma Cases? A Reproducibility Study of the Reading of Wrist Trauma Case Radiographs on a PACS Workstation, Laser Film, and Paper

Automatic Classification Of Medical X-Ray Images

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