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Reporting for conventional filmsThe images generated at the radiography unit were output on X-ray film at a daylight system. They were prepared by an assistant and / or radiologist at the X-ray viewing boxes together with any previous images available. Reports were dictated on tape and typed up by a typist. |
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Reporting at an integrated RIS-PACS workstationRadiology Cockpit presents the image data at the integrated reporting station in sync with the patient data of the Radiology Information Systems (RIS). The relevant images are very simply selected for the radiology clinical round, in the demonstration room. An image folder provides all the previous exposures belonging to that region of the body. Reporting is controlled with the integrated dictation system. All the necessary data such as request information and laboratory levels are available at a glance. |
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Archive before implementation of the PACSThe archives of the Central Radiology Institute were distributed across specially installed roll-up storage cabinets in five sections of the building and the mandatory period of storage is ten years. In archives of this kind up to 5% of the films are not found when they are required. Some of these films will never be found again because they are either not filed in the correct place or they have been lost. Eight specialized assistants were therefore constantly involved in labeling film wallets, filing reports and X-ray films, and retrieving them from the archives as required for purposes of comparison. |
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State-of-the-art Centricity RIS-PACS archiveThe data acquired over several years can be stored In an area covering one square meter. The data sent to a failsafe cluster server is transferred by the latter to a high-security storage system (Storage Area Network). By simply clicking on the patient on a RIS worklist the relevant data is retrieved from the archive in a flash and displayed on the PACS monitor. |
