Practical imaging informatics
Subtitle: foundations and applications for PACS professionals
By: [Barton F. Branstetter IV, editor ; Daniel L. Rubin, Scott Griffin, David L. Weiss, associate editors]
Contributors: Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 455
ISBN-13: 9781441904836; 9781441904850
Subjects: Examinations; Radiology Information Systems; Diagnostic imaging; Allied health personnel; Certification; Study guides; Diagnostic Imaging
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Medical imaging modalities and digital images; title: Computers and networking; title: Introduction to PACS; title: Modalities and data acquisition; title: Workflow steps in radiology; title: Standards and interoperability; title: Viewing images; title: Image postprocessing and volume rendering; title: Image distribution; title: Reporting and dictation; title: Customer relations; title: User training; title: Quality assurances for medical imaging; title: Data storage and disaster recovery; title: Downtime procedures and departmental policies; title: Reading room design; title: Workflow testing and workflow engineering; title: Policy management and regulatory compliance; title: Billing and coding; title: Economics of PACS and related systems; title: PACS readiness; title: Choosing a vendor; title: Acceptance testing; title: Working with vendors; title: Team building and project management; title: Long-range planning.