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A Web‐Based Interactive Database System for a Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Laboratory
Author(s) -
Gorman Mark J.,
Jacobs Bradley,
Sloan Michael,
Roth Yuval,
Levine Steven R.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of neuroimaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1552-6569
pISSN - 1051-2284
DOI - 10.1177/1051228405281305
Subject(s) - medicine , transcranial doppler , doppler ultrasound , ultrasound , doppler effect , medical physics , radiology , biomedical engineering , physics , astronomy
Background. Variations in transcranial Doppler (TCD) examination performance techniques and interpretive paradigms between individual laboratories are a common challenge in the practice of TCD. Demand for rapid access to patient ultrasound examination data and report for use in intensive care settings has necessitated a more flexible approach to data management. Both of these issues may benefit from a computerized approach. Methods. We describe the application of a World Wide Web‐based database system for use in an ultrasound laboratory. Results. Databasing information while generating a TCD report is efficient. Web accessibility allows rapid and flexible communication of time‐sensitive report information and interpretation for more expeditious clinical decision making. Conclusions. Web‐based applications can extend the reach and efficiency of traditionally structured medical laboratories.