title: Radiology Image Management in a Teaching Hospital Network Scenario: Initial Experience.
abstract: INHS Asvini has the distinction of emerging as the first Armed Forces Hospital with networked radiology images, sourced principally from a recently installed Digital Substraction Angiography (DSA) machine (Siemens Polystar Top 1000 MA). In recent times, newer imaging machines offer digital images that are in DICOM format. DICOM denotes 'Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine". Image management at INHS Asvini, involves transfer of DSA images in DICOM format, their conversion into Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPG) format and subsequent transmission of JPG images through a robust networking system that connects all departments/OPD/Wards, facilitating direct access of images to a variety of specialists and specialities. Clearly, this encouraging outcome is a small but useful step heralding the concept of 'anytime anywhere' images, and has the scalable expansibility of including CT and MRI images in future.
authors.affiliation: Classified Specialist (Radiodiagnosis and Imaging), INHS Asvini, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005.
authors.forename: I K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Indrajit
authors.affiliation: Classified Specialist (Radiodiagnosis and Imaging), INHS Asvini, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.affiliation: Officer-in-charge (Medical Informatics), INHS Asvini, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005.
authors.forename: Rajvir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Deputy Officer-in-charge (Medical Informatics), INHS Asvini, Colaba, Mumbai - 400 005.
authors.forename: Anjanish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shekar
keywords: DICOM; Hospital network; Image management