6. 画像データ通信規格の標準化と問題点(ディジタル画像についての現状, 問題点, 将来展望)

抄録

Diagnostic image management system, such as PACS, will radically change the way of carrying out radiology and patient care in hospitals. A typical PACS can be interfaced with other imaging systems such as CTs, and with a standardization of data communication, it becomes possible to communicate between numerous devices including hospital information systems. The ACR-NEMA and MIPS standard promote communication of digital image information, regardless of the source format of the device set up by the manufactrurer, facilitate the development and expansion of PACS and hospital information system, allowing the creation of diagnostic information databases. Although such standardization is available, they are not widely used in hospitals yet. This paper described that the essential functions regarding the ACR-NEMA and MIPS standard, and their problems inherent under the current standardization.