Development and implementation of ultrasound picture archiving and communication system

Wolfram S. Weinberg; Franklin N. Tessler; Edward G. Grant; Hooshang Kangarloo; H. K. Huang

doi:10.1117/12.18942

1 August 1990 Development and implementation of ultrasound picture archiving and communication system

Wolfram S. Weinberg, Franklin N. Tessler, Edward G. Grant, Hooshang Kangarloo, H. K. Huang

Proceedings Volume 1234, Medical Imaging IV: PACS Systems Design and Evaluation; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18942
Event: Medical Imaging '90, 1990, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

The Department of Radiological Sciences at the UCLA School of Medicine is developing an archiving and communication system (PACS) for digitized ultrasound images. In its final stage the system will involve the acquisition and archiving of ultrasound studies from four different locations including the Center for Health Sciences, the Department for Mental Health and the Outpatient Radiology and Endoscopy Departments with a total of 200-250 patient studies per week. The concept comprises two stages of image manipulation for each ultrasound work area. The first station is located close to the examination site and accomodates the acquisition of digital images from up to five ultrasound devices and provides for instantaneous display and primary viewing and image selection. Completed patient studies are transferred to a main workstation for secondary review, further analysis and comparison studies. The review station has an on-line storage capacity of 10,000 images with a resolution of 512x512 8 bit data to allow for immediate retrieval of active patient studies of up to two weeks. The main work stations are connected through the general network and use one central archive for long term storage and a film printer for hardcopy output. First phase development efforts concentrate on the implementation and testing of a system at one location consisting of a number of ultrasound units with video digitizer and network interfaces and a microcomputer workstation as host for the display station with two color monitors, each allowing simultaneous display of four 512x512 images. The discussion emphasizes functionality, performance and acceptance of the system in the clinical environment.

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Wolfram S. Weinberg, Franklin N. Tessler, Edward G. Grant, Hooshang Kangarloo, and H. K. Huang "Development and implementation of ultrasound picture archiving and communication system", Proc. SPIE 1234, Medical Imaging IV: PACS Systems Design and Evaluation, (1 August 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.18942

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