RadSearch: a RIS/PACS integrated query tool

Sinchai Tsao; Jorge Documet; Paymann Moin M.D.; Kevin Wang; Brent J. Liu

doi:10.1117/12.772983

11 March 2008 RadSearch: a RIS/PACS integrated query tool

Sinchai Tsao, Jorge Documet, Paymann Moin M.D., Kevin Wang, Brent J. Liu

Proceedings Volume 6919, Medical Imaging 2008: PACS and Imaging Informatics; 691909 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.772983
Event: Medical Imaging, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Radiology Information Systems (RIS) contain a wealth of information that can be used for research, education, and practice management. However, the sheer amount of information available makes querying specific data difficult and time consuming. Previous work has shown that a clinical RIS database and its RIS text reports can be extracted, duplicated and indexed for searches while complying with HIPAA and IRB requirements. This project's intent is to provide a software tool, the RadSearch Toolkit, to allow intelligent indexing and parsing of RIS reports for easy yet powerful searches. In addition, the project aims to seamlessly query and retrieve associated images from the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) in situations where an integrated RIS/PACS is in place - even subselecting individual series, such as in an MRI study. RadSearch's application of simple text parsing techniques to index text-based radiology reports will allow the search engine to quickly return relevant results. This powerful combination will be useful in both private practice and academic settings; administrators can easily obtain complex practice management information such as referral patterns; researchers can conduct retrospective studies with specific, multiple criteria; teaching institutions can quickly and effectively create thorough teaching files.

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Sinchai Tsao, Jorge Documet, Paymann Moin M.D., Kevin Wang, and Brent J. Liu "RadSearch: a RIS/PACS integrated query tool", Proc. SPIE 6919, Medical Imaging 2008: PACS and Imaging Informatics, 691909 (11 March 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.772983

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Radiology

Picture Archiving and Communication System

Databases

Data mining

Image retrieval

Classification systems

Information science

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