International Telecommunication Union
Workshop on Standardization in E-healthGeneva, 23-25 May 2003
Success of DICOM Success of DICOM standardstandard
Cor LoefIndustry Co-Chair
DICOM Strategic Advisory Committee
223-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Success of DICOM standard
o Mission and goal of the DICOM standardo Some recent new developmentso View on the future of DICOMo Summary
323-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Mission and goal of DICOM
o Mission of DICOM• Create and maintain international standards
for communication of bio-medical diagnostic and therapeutic information
o Goals of DICOM• Achieve interoperability and improve
workflow efficiency between imaging systems and other information systems
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Some recent new developments
o 16 parts of official DICOM 2003 edition available at: http://medical.nema.org
o Security• De-identification, Clinical Trials
o Applications of structured reporting (DICOM SR) – Evidence documents:• Chest CAD• Cath Lab Reporting• OB-GYN, Vascular US, Echocardiography
523-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Some recent new developments
o New Media• DVD-R, E-mail attachments, large capacity
MODso New Objects
• Multi-frame MR• New CT, XA, VL
o JPEG 2000o Configuration Management
623-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Multi-frame MR
o New object definition supporting latest advancements in MR technology
o Support for very large data sets, split of an acquisition between several multi-frame objects
o New concepts – functional groups
723-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Ultrasound Procedure Reporting
o A number of supplements covering different areas of US procedure reporting:• OB-GYN• Vascular• Echocardiography
o Further advances the concept of Evidence Documents –objects generated by machine, that are not images but are carrying the supplemental coded information for the procedure to aid in diagnosis
823-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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DICOM Object Access via Net
o In addition to the e-mail distribution of DICOM objects, DICOM recently spearheaded a joint Work Item with ISO TC215 – WADOWeb Access to DICOM Persistent Objects• In currently prototype phase• Will allow for web-access to images in
different formats utilizing standardized URL (HTTP-GET)
• In conjunction with standardized MIME type allows for access using a Web Browser
923-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Charter of Strategic Advisory Committee
o To develop and maintain the long-term strategic plan of the DICOM Standards Committee;
o To review standards and technology trends in healthcare, biomedical imaging, commerce, telecommunications, and informatics;
o To consider issues and opportunities related to the strategic evolution of DICOM;
o To provide liaison to other standards developing organizations: ISO, HL7, JIRA, CEN.
1023-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Quality of care improved by information and IT
All relevant information the care giver and patient need, anywhere and anytime, for the best clinical decisions,through one common and simple user interface, adapted for the task.
1123-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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All relevant info accessible
1223-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Trends in Imaging-IT
o Horizontal Integrationo Vertical Integrationo Active workflowo Data explosiono Web based PACS
HIS
RIS
RadiologyPACS
CardiologyPACS
VL, US, NMPACS
Web distribution
OtherClinicalSystem
At the desktop
1323-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Vertical Integration
The Healthcare Enterprise
HISHIS
Order Placer
ADTPatient Registration
RISRIS
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•• WorkstationsWorkstations
•• ModalitiesModalities
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Image Display
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Modality Worklist
Patient Registration
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ImagesStoredStorage
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Images
PPSIn-Progress
/ Completed
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Active Workflow
1523-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Workflow in Radiology
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1623-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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User’s default display protocol
1723-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Paradigm shift in PACS:Clinical Applications to PACS
1823-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Multi-slice CT: 1000+ images
1923-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Post-processing everywhereo Viewing and Advanced Image Processing:
• clinical SW packages• move towards modalities, PACS and web
3D
Spine
Endo3D Cardiac MR
2023-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Post-processing everywhere
o Analysis tools to enhance clinical decisions:• Echo measurements & calculations• Left Ventricular Analysis• Quantitative Coronary Analysis• Vascular X-Ray Analysis• Vascular X-Ray Post-Processing
2123-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Horizontal Integration
Radiology PACS
CardiologyPACS
UltrasoundPACS
Visible LightPACS
One Image Management Infrastructure
Radiologyworkflow
Cardiologyworkflow
Ultrasoundworkflow
Pathologyworkflow
Hospital Information System, Master Person Index
2223-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Horizontal Integration
o Image (information) management system supports archiving/retrieving of all types of clinical objects (incl. visible light) and Structured Reports
2323-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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DICOM SR Creation - Example -Radiology
Report Type:
Findings:
Conclusions:
Image Refs.:
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Image data from PACSImage data from PACS
Report TemplatesReport TemplatesCoding SchemesCoding Schemes
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2423-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Web based PACS
At ModalityPACS Viewing
Station
Web Viewer
Webserver
2523-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Web and Security
At Modality
Web Viewer
PACS ViewingStation
Webserver
Security
2623-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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“Electronic Health Record”
o Image Management system and Departmental Information Systems must be EHR-prepared (Query/Retrieve)
o EHR: emphasis today on visual integration on the desktop, will become the integrated, secure, patient centric, source of health information
o Need for coded vocabularies to represent medical knowledge and the patient’s health condition
2723-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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“Electronic Health Record”
o Web front-end: • viewing not only of images but also
waveforms, measurements, reports, lab results, etc
• need the capability to access the original medical images
• Support for (DICOM) Structured Reporting• XML and XML Schema for the exchange of
clinical documents
2823-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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EHR: Visual Integation
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SystemSystem
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SystemSystem
Back-Office
IntegratedIntegratedClinical ViewingClinical Viewingat the desktopat the desktop
Front Office
EfficiencyEfficiency
ImproveImproveClinicalClinical
DecisionsDecisions
2923-25 May 2003 Workshop on Standardization in E-health
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Summary
o DICOM is well positioned to continue to serve integration needs of medical imaging, including workflow, evidence information recording, effective access to imaging results in the enterprise
o Active cooperation with other standards assures DICOM objects integration into future EHR – whether by reference, or through well-defined trans-coding mechanisms.