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Evaluation of a sonographic PACS in clinical practice: analysis of technical and analytical time savings.
Author(s) -
Patel M D,
Callen P W,
Mar J B,
Filly R A,
Goldstein R B,
Feldstein V A
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of ultrasound in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1550-9613
pISSN - 0278-4297
DOI - 10.7863/jum.1996.15.11.755
Subject(s) - medicine , sonographer , medical physics , workstation , ultrasonography , ultrasound , diagnostic ultrasound , component (thermodynamics) , radiology , physics , thermodynamics , computer science , operating system
The aim of this study was to generate quantitative data regarding technical and analytical time savings obtained by use of an ultrasonographic PACS. Data/time cards were recorded for each patient encountered in an outpatient diagnostic ultrasound facility for a 4 week period immediately before and a 1 year period after installation of a PACS environment. Use of a sonographic PACS resulted in a per case time savings of 293 s in the technical component and 51 to 63 s in the analytical component of an average ultrasonographic examination. We conclude that use of a PACS workstation has the potential to increase productivity for both the sonographer and the radiologist.