Benefits of the DICOM modality performed procedure step.
A few years ago, the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine standard introduced a network transaction that is initiated by modality equipment, mainly at the beginning and at the end of the acquisition. This transaction, the Modality Performed Procedure Step (MPPS), is sent to the Picture Archiving and Communication System and/or to the Radiology Information System. It carries information about what really has been performed by the modality equipment during acquisition. In this paper, we present MPPS and discuss its benefits. We show how MPPS enables efficient radiology workflow and how it ensures accuracy and completeness of imaging information. We think our paper helps bridge the gap between MPPS implementation and deployment. By understanding all the MPPS benefits, the end user becomes aware of the great enhancement in patient care that this transaction provides.
Noumeir
Rita
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Ecole de Technologie Supérieure, 1100 Notre-Dame Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 1K3, Canada. rita.noumeir@etsmtl.ca
D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000592:standards*; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*