Clark's Essential Pacs, Ris and Imaging Informatics

ISBN-13: 9781498763233 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 218 str.

City University; Radiographer Alexander (External Lecturer

Opis

Imaging informatics is a complex and historically rapidly changing field, knowledge of which is central to the practice of all imaging specialists. This convenient pocket guide provides the foundations of knowledge in informatics, allowing radiographers in training and in practice, assistant practitioners and other allied health professionals to understand, use and develop more efficient ways of imaging that will in turn deliver improved patient care.

Spis treści

Informatics in Radiology. Basic I.T. for Radiographers. Image Acquisition. PACS, VNAs and picture storage. RIS, MPI and other text systems. Integrating with other systems. Image Reporting & Interpretation. DICOM. HL7. Data Sharing and Teleradiology. QA and Medical Physics considerations. Clinicians Information Needs. Informatics and the wider commissioning environment. Informatics and the Law. I.T. Perspective. Education Using a PACS. Professionalism: Development and Career Progression in Informatics

O autorze

Qualified as a Diagnostic Radiographer, Alexander Peckbegan working with informatics as a Senior Radiographer at the North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, followed by several years as the former Information Systems Manager at the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. He is the director of a medical informatics consultancy firm plus organiser of the highly popular national imaging informatics education sessions for Radiographers and PACS Professionals. Alexander now concentrates on teaching and research, promoting Imaging Informatics education internationally and continues to champion a research based approach to further developing the better integration of informatics into clinical practice. He has been awarded Chartered I.T. Professional status by the British Computer Society, and is an active member of the SCoR IM+T Advisory Group.