[Digital echocardiography laboratory].
The implementation of a digital echocardiography laboratory exists today using the DICOM (Digital Imaging Communication in Medicine) standard to acquire, store and transfer echocardiographic digital images. The components of a laboratory include: 1) digital echocardiography machines with DICOM output, 2) a switched high-speed local area network, 3) a DICOM server with abundant local storage, and 4) a software to manage image and measurement information. The aim of this article was to describe the critical components of a digital echocardiography laboratory, discuss strategies for implementation, and describe some of the pitfalls that we encountered in our own implementation of the digital third level echocardiography laboratory.
Trambaiolo
Paolo
P
Laboratorio di Ecocardiografia, UO di Cardiologia, Presidio Ospedaliero Integrato Portuense, Roma. p.trambaiolo@flashnet.it
Posteraro
Alfredo
A
Salustri
Alessandro
A
Amici
Elisabetta
E
Piaggio
Maurizio
M
Decanini
Cesare
C
Gambelli
Giancarlo
G
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003201:Computers; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce