Digital radiographic image archival, retrieval, and management.
Data in the health care environment can encompass a wide range of contents, each representing one aspect of health care delivery. Examples of such a diverse and yet related content are diagnostic images, laboratory results, patient history, hospital administration, and insurance and payer coverage. The focus of this article is the handling of diagnostic imaging in general and radiographic imaging in particular, therefore fundamental concepts and issues are presented and discussed.
Analoui
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Department of Oral Surgery, Medicine, and Pathology, School of Dentistry, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA. manaloui@inpui.edu
Buckwalter
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D016494:Computer Security; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005544:Forecasting; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019451:Information Management; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital; D011873:Radiology Information Systems