Integrating RIS/PACS: the web-based solution at University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

J Digit Imaging. 2004 Sep;17(3):226-33. doi: 10.1007/s10278-004-1018-2. Epub 2004 Jul 13.

Abstract

Integration of a Radiology Information System (RIS) and a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) reduces the risk of inconsistent data by reducing interfaces among databases that contain largely redundant information. Furthermore, RIS/PACS integration is the basis for a filmless radiology facility. Web technology is based on international standards and supplies the main features for the RIS/PACS integration task based on a client/server model. This article presents a web-based system developed to manage and distribute images and diagnostic information within the University Hospital of Ribeirão Preto (HCRP) at the University of Sao Paulo.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Brazil
  • Compact Disks
  • Computer Communication Networks
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
  • Information Management
  • Information Storage and Retrieval*
  • Internet*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Radiology Department, Hospital
  • Radiology Information Systems*
  • Systems Integration*
  • Teleradiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed