Medical imaging informatics: How it improves radiology practice today

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-104

  Geis, J Raymond ^a  

^a Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging informatics; PACS; PACS implementation; Productivity; Radiologist productivity; Radiology information systems (RIS); Radiology workflow

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL IMAGING INFORMATICS; RADIOLOGIST PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS (RIS); RADIOLOGY WORKFLOW;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRODUCTIVITY; RADIOLOGY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DATABASES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EFFICIENCY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34249072856     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-007-9010-2     Document Type: Article

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