[Report management system using Web server and search engine].
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.
Sasaki
M
M
Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University.
Sone
M
M
Yoshioka
K
K
Ehara
S
S
Tamakawa
Y
Y
D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D008838:Microcomputers; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D012984:Software; D015443:Word Processing