title: Enhancement of Structured Reporting - an Integration Reporting Module with Radiation Dose Collection Supporting.
abstract: Collection of radiation dose derived from radiological examination is necessary not only for radiation protection, but also for fulfillment of structured reports. However, the material regarding of radiation dose cannot be directly utilized by the Radiological Information System (RIS) since it is generated and only stored in the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS). In this paper, an integration reporting module is proposed to facilitate handling of dose information and structured reporting by providing two functionalities. First, a gateway is established to automatically collect the related information from PACS for further analyzing and monitoring the accumulated radiation. Second, the designated structured reporting patterns with corresponding radiation dose measurements can be acquired by radiologists as necessary. In the design, the radiation dose collection gateway and the well-established pattern are collocated to achieve that there is no need to do manual entry for structured reporting, thus increasing productivity and medical quality.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.|Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Che
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kei-Shih
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Systems, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tien-Cheng
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Systems, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan. chiending@gmail.com.|Department of Digital Multimedia Design, National Taipei University of Business, Taipei, Taiwan. chiending@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chien-Ding
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D006801:Humans; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018511:Systems Integration
keywords: PACS; Radiological information system; Structured reporting