title: Technology standards in imaging: a practical overview.
abstract: Technology standards form the basis for clinical workflow in radiology. This article reviews 3 types of standards relevant for radiology: the DICOM standard for handling images; the Health Level 7 standard for communicating with the health care enterprise; and standards in coding and terminology such as International Classification of Diseases, Current Procedural Terminology, and RadLex. This third category has an impact on radiology reporting and practice management. Familiarity with all these standards can help radiologists optimize operations and plan for the future.
authors.affiliation: Baltimore VA Medical Center; and Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Electronic address: kcwang@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kenneth C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohli
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carrino
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000592:standards*; D057208:Health Level Seven / Q000592:standards; D038801:International Classification of Diseases / Q000592:standards; D038622:Internationality; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000592:standards*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011871:Radiology / Q000592:standards*; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards*
keywords: DICOM; lexicon; medical coding; ontology