title: [Report management system using Web server and search engine].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop a management system of written reports using a Web server and search engine.
  
  
  METHODS
  All the reports written through word processing software in the local area network in the radiology department were automatically transferred to one of the PC servers, in which a Web server and search engine were in operation. Previous reports, approximately eighty thousand, were also registered. Using Web browsers and the program developed by hypertext mark-up language and JavaScript, all the reports were readily accessible by keywords, or by any words within reports.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Over 100, 000 reports were easily accessible using Web browsers, based on our one-year experience. Maintaining the Web server and search engine, and upgrading the program were easily managed in our daily practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The report management system we developed is flexible, scalable, and easy to maintain. It is an effective way to manage a large volume of radiology reports written through word processing software.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sone
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamakawa
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D008838:Microcomputers; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012984:Software; D015443:Word Processing