Designing a Web based Tele-Radiology Management System: The Case of Danu Orthopedic Diagnostic Center, Addis Ababa.
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2016-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Introduction: The advancement in health care technology has brought us a
means of electronically transmitting radiographic patient images and
consultative text from one location to another. This technology is called Teleradiology.
Basically, tele-radiology attempts to transfer CT scans, MRIs, and X -
rays from one location to another. On the era of information age especially in
health care information technology there is an enormous amount of need
regarding interoperability and collaborations between organizations. These quest
for collaborations range from simple outsourcing of sub processes to complex
business network processes.
Objective: This project attempt to construct a web based Tele-Radiology
Management System based on PACS for Danu Orthopedic Diagnostic Center.
Methodology: For the development of the system: Interview and Observation
were the methods used to collect data and UML and Microsoft Visio 2003 to
design and development methodology. The system was achieved including the
necessary interfaces that feed the relevant data to the PACS like demographic
information, patient history, examination orders, etc.
Result: The result of the project study indicated that there is need of the
designed system and good understanding about the benefits of Web based teleradiology
Management System. The functions that involve in this system are
storing, retrieve, insert, update, and delete image message works successfully.
Conclusion: The designed Web-based tele-radiology management system based
to support orthopedic radiological medical data. The system, through its
modular structure, records all the necessary medical information in terms of
patient data, examinations, and operations and provides the user-expert with
advanced image-processing tools for the communication, manipulation,
processing, and storage of radiological images using the DICOM protocol.
Recommendation: A web based tele-radiology management system presents a
service delivery model for providing cost-effective and flexible radiological
services. The designed system can enable the delivery of radiological services to
several diagnostic centers for patient care.
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Web based Tele-Radiology Management System