Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

2009, vol. 18, nr 6, November-December, p. 641–648

Publication type: review article

Language: English

Filmless Radiology – Digital Radiography Systems

Radiologia bez zdjęć – systemy radiografii cyfrowej

Tomasz Sozański1,, Violetta Sokolska2,, Marek Gomułkiewicz2,, Jan Magdalan1,, Małgorzata Trocha1,, Joanna Bladowska3,, Anna Merwid−Ląd1,

1 Department of Pharmacology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

2 Department of General Radiology, Interventional Radiology, and Neuroradiology, Chair of Radiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

3 Department of Radiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland

Abstract

The article presents new digital radiography systems. The principles of digital radiography and differences between traditional and digital radiography units are discussed. Two types of digital radiography systems are compared. The principles of the Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), Radiological Information System (RIS), and Hospital Information System (HIS) connected with digital radiography are presented. The benefits of digital radiography for hospitals, radiologists, physicians, and patients are discussed.

Streszczenie

W pracy przedstawiono nowe systemy radiografii cyfrowej. Omówiono zasady ich działania oraz różnice między systemami cyfrowymi i klasycznymi. Porównano dwa podstawowe rodzaje systemów cyfrowych. Zaprezentowano podstawowe reguły działania systemów, związanych z radiologią cyfrową: systemu archiwizacji obrazów i komunikacji – PACS, radiologicznego systemu informacyjnego – RIS oraz szpitalnego systemu informatycznego – HIS. Opisano korzyści, jakie niesie zastosowanie radiologii cyfrowej dla szpitali, lekarzy i pacjentów.

Key words

digital radiography, PACS, RIS, HIS

Słowa kluczowe

radiografia cyfrowa, PACS, RIS, HIS

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