Interhospital CT image communication: T-1 line versus courier service

Shyhliang A. Lou; H. K. Huang; Todd M. Bazzill; Robert G. Gould; William P. Dillon; Barbara G. Schomer

doi:10.1117/12.208773

12 May 1995 Interhospital CT image communication: T-1 line versus courier service

Shyhliang A. Lou, H. K. Huang, Todd M. Bazzill, Robert G. Gould, William P. Dillon, Barbara G. Schomer

Proceedings Volume 2435, Medical Imaging 1995: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208773
Event: Medical Imaging 1995, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The Mount Zion Hospital (MZH) in San Francisco, Calif. is associated with the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) medical center. These hospitals are approximately two miles apart. The UCSF radiology department supports specialty image reading for MZH daily. The major issue involved with this service is the access of patient images. Currently, the patient image access is through two ways: (1) inter-hospital travel, and (2) image delivery. Both methods are neither efficient nor economic. If patient images can be transferred from MZH to UCSF to be viewed in digital form in a reasonable time period, the issue of patient image accession can be resolved. This study attempts to use an available digital communication technology, a T-1 line, to verify this hypothesis. The study is centered on the comparison between the T-1 line and courier service with respect to cost and image delivery performance. This comparison study focuses on CT images with an emphasis on neuroradiology application.

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Shyhliang A. Lou, H. K. Huang, Todd M. Bazzill, Robert G. Gould, William P. Dillon, and Barbara G. Schomer "Interhospital CT image communication: T-1 line versus courier service", Proc. SPIE 2435, Medical Imaging 1995: PACS Design and Evaluation: Engineering and Clinical Issues, (12 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.208773

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