title: Migration of medical image data archived using mini-PACS to full-PACS.
abstract: This study evaluated the migration to full-PACS of medical image data archived using mini-PACS at two hospitals of the Yonsei University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. A major concern in the migration of medical data is to match the image data from the mini-PACS with the hospital OCS (Ordered Communication System). Prior to carrying out the actual migration process, the principles, methods, and anticipated results for the migration with respect to both cost and effectiveness were evaluated. Migration gateway workstations were established and a migration software tool was developed. The actual migration process was performed based on the results of several migration simulations. Our conclusions were that a migration plan should be carefully prepared and tailored to the individual hospital environment because the server system, archive media, network, OCS, and policy for data management may be unique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Haijo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Hee-Joung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won-Suk
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Sang-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sae-Rome
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chang Lyong
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: Jung-Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sun Kook
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Ki-Hwang
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012984:Software