Medical imaging databases. A National Institutes of Health workshop.
Development and implementation of a medical imaging database in a PACS-type environment that integrates all the patient data will impact directly on the quality of patient care. In addition, access to the wealth of information that is simply not accessible through the current technology, will contribute to improved disease detection and improved patient treatment, as well as produce significant new medical knowledge. Research and implementations must proceed in interdisciplinary environments which successfully combine the expertise and knowledge from the medical community with that of the database and computer science disciplines.
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Radiation Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
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D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D014481:United States