Basic Knowledge of Medical Imaging Informatics: Undergraduate Level and Level I (Imaging Informatics for Healthcare Professionals)

Preface
Contents
1: From Physical Film to Picture Archiving and Communication Systems
	1.1	 Introduction
	1.2	 The Growing Amount of Data as Driver
	1.3	 The Effects of Early Digitalization
	1.4	 Basic Components of the PACS Environment
		1.4.1	 PACS Core
		1.4.2	 Storage
		1.4.3	 DICOM Modality Worklist Server/PACS Broker
		1.4.4	 Speech System
		1.4.5	 Modalities
		1.4.6	 Exporting DATA
	1.5	 Conclusion
	References
2: The Essence of HL7, DICOM, and IHE
	2.1	 Introduction
	2.2	 HL7
	2.3	 DICOM
	2.4	 IHE
	References
3: Development of Radiology Reporting
	3.1	 Introduction
	3.2	 Narrative Reporting
	3.3	 Speech Recognition
	3.4	 Structured Reporting
	3.5	 The Future of Reporting
	References
4: Basic Workflow of Medical Imaging
	4.1	 Introduction
	4.2	 IT Systems in Use in Radiology
		4.2.1	 Electronic Patient Record (EPR)
		4.2.2	 Order Entry System
		4.2.3	 Radiology Information System
		4.2.4	 Imaging Modalities
		4.2.5	 Picture Archiving and Communication System
		4.2.6	 Radiologists Workstations
		4.2.7	 Specialized Image Processing
		4.2.8	 Computer-Aided Detection and Diagnosis (CAD)
		4.2.9	 Artificial Intelligence
		4.2.10	 Speech Recognition
		4.2.11	 Specialized Reporting Systems
		4.2.12	 Dose Management Systems (DMS)
	4.3	 Basic Workflow in the Radiology Department (Fig. 4.2)
	4.4	 Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE)
	References
5: Advanced Visualization Basics in Medical Imaging
	5.1	 Introduction
	5.2	 3D Cinematic Rendering and Multi-modality Fusion
	5.3	 Virtual and Augmented Reality
	5.4	 3D Printing
	5.5	 Nosologic Maps Visualization
	References
6: Sharing Imaging Data
	6.1	 Introduction
	6.2	 Sharing Within the Enterprise
		6.2.1	 From “Come Over and Look!” to “Look into My PACS!”
	6.3	 Sharing with Other Health-Care Institutions
		6.3.1	 Portable Media
		6.3.2	 Advanced Health Information Exchange
	6.4	 Sharing with the Patient
	6.5	 Social Media Use in Sharing Imaging Data
	6.6	 Conclusion
	References
7: Pseudonymization and Anonymization of Radiology Data
	7.1	 Introduction
	7.2	 De-identification of the DICOM Header
	7.3	 Challenges with De-identification of Imaging Data
		7.3.1	 Images with Burned-In Text
		7.3.2	 Volumetric Datasets
		7.3.3	 Radiation Therapy DICOM Elements
	7.4	 De-identification of Written Texts
		7.4.1	 What Can Be in Radiology Reports
		7.4.2	 How to Detect and Remove the Information
	7.5	 De-identification Software and Infrastructure
	7.6	 Discussion
	References