THE ROLE OF INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNIQUES IN OPTIMIZATION OF HOSPITAL RADIOLOGY

(EXPERIENCE OF PACS INTRODUCTION)

Kamyshanskaya I.G.

Department of Oncology, Saint-Petersburg University. City Mariinsky hospital. St. Petersburg, Russia.

In order to study the role of Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS) in optimization of the “City Mariinsky Hospital” radiology department, economic and diagnostic efficacy of PACS wereanalyzed taking into account the development of communications and the usage of image post-processing after the introduction into clinical practice of digital X-rays. The material of the study included: PACS system; radiographs to assess the impact of post-processing on the diagnostic efficacy; questionnaire survey of radiologists on the use of post-processing methods; Query analysis in X-ray and an electronic archive to estimate the time when the photo was taken, the comparative calculations of the costs for consumables to assess the economic feasibility of PACS. The following results: 1. The introduction of PACS and the transition to Digital X-ray are economically beneficial to health facilities meaning annual savings on the X-ray film and chemical reagents (about 3.19 million rubles). 2. In the context of the prospects for the optimal modification of fifteen PACS is a lucrative object of investment. 3. The time of the digital image receipt from electronic archive by an average of 28 minutes shorter than the time of delivery of the X-ray film from X-ray archive. 4. The image post-processing significantly improves the accuracy of diagnosis. 5. More than 70% of radiologists, physicians (83% of them) are performing post-processing of digital X-ray.

Keywords: digital X-ray, post-processing of digital X-ray, Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), Radiology Information System (RIS), Economic and diagnostic efficiency.).

 

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For citation: Kamyshanskaya I.G. The role of innovative digital techniques in optimization of hospital radiology (experience of PACS introduction). REJR. 2016; 6 (3):88-105. DOI:10.21569/2222-7415-2016-6-3-88-105.

 

Received: 07.08.2016 Accepted: 21.08.2016