OSPACS: Ultrasound image management system

Background: Ultrasound scanning uses the medical imaging format, DICOM, for electronically storing the images and data associated with a particular scan. Large health care facilities typically use a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) for storing and retrieving such images. However, these systems are usually not suitable for managing large collections of anonymized ultrasound images gathered during a clinical screening trial. Results: We have developed a system enabling the accurate archiving and management of ultrasound images gathered during a clinical screening trial. It is based upon a Windows application utilizing an open-source DICOM image viewer and a relational database. The system automates the bulk import of DICOM files from removable media by cross-validating the patient information against an external database, anonymizing the data as well as the image, and then storing the contents of the file as a field in a database record. These image records may then be ...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: SCFBM
• Authors: Will Stott, Andy Ryan, Ian J. Jacobs, Usha Menon, Conrad Bessant, Christopher Jones
• Keywords: Clinical Screening Trial, Images, SCFBM 2008, Ultrasound Image