Scope of Services

The main components of Medical imaging technology include the following:

• Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS)

  PACS is a combination of hardware and software dedicated to storage, retrieval, management, distribution and presentation of images.

The Radiology short term image storage capacity is 18 terabyte and the long term is 40 terabyte. It is required that all radiology modalities be connected to the system.

In general, the aim should be to ensure that all radiology procedures currently being recorded on film should be managed by the new digital radiology system PACS Images acquired from main hospital and from 4 outside remote polyclinics (Iskan Clinic , Kashmalaan Clinic , Um al Hammam Clinic and Dirab Clinic) . These clinics connected via a Wide Area Network supplied by NGHA. PACS Image viewing between the major NGHA facilities is available through hospital information system (HIS)

 

• Radiology information system (RIS)

  The operation of PACS is controlled by a Radiology Information System (RIS). The RIS is used to manage requests for radiology procedures, procedure documentations, procedure registration and radiology report generation. The RIS provides a link to the images associated with each radiology procedure that are stored in PACS.

• PACS Reporting workstation

  Reporting workstation is a computer system that allows a Radiologist to search, retrieve, display and manipulate images that have been created by modalities and stored on the PACS .The reporting workstation is specifically designed to generate and display primary reports on the images selected for viewing. High resolution, medical display monitors are used to ensure a high quality presentation of the images on the workstation. The reporting workstation is not only required to view images, but also to interface with other sources of data, such as the RIS, dictation, voice recognition applications, and those developed for the manipulation and measurement. More than 60 diagnostic workstations are distributed in the all section of medical imaging department.

  
  
   

• Modality Integration

  Integration includes the linking of both imaging modalities with radiology Information Systems as well as the imaging information with archival systems (PACS). Two of the technical challenges facing integration are integrating different types of modalities supplied by different manufacturers, and the incompleteness of existing information interchange standards. Around 100 modalities are connected to the PACS.

• HIS/RIS Interface

  From a technical perspective, the interface between the HIS and RIS is very complex. A large number of clinical data items are to be transferred between the systems under a very wide range of scenarios, and the accurate translation of this information is a must. Development of the interface was technically difficult but it was also a huge challenge for technical staff to address all data translation scenarios and to test all possible conditions

• Statistic report

  The Statistical report has played a major role in the monitoring, controlling and development of the department work ensnarement. Statistical report can be used to summarize, analysis, explanation, and presentation of system data. The main rule of the statistic task prepares and submits periodically statistical reports on workloads, productivity and equipment utilization.