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Portable Data for Imaging - PDI

IHE Vendors Workshop 2006IHE Vendors Workshop 2006

IHE IT Infrastructure EducationIHE IT Infrastructure Education

Robert Horn, Agfa HealthcareRobert Horn, Agfa Healthcare

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Portable Data for Imaging - PDIPortable Data for Imaging - PDI

Patient Info.

Recon-ciliation

Access to Radiology Information

Consistent Presentation

ofImages

Audit Trail & Node Authentication - Radiology Option

EvidenceDocs

KeyImageNotes

Simple Image & Numeric Reports

Presentation of

Grouped Procedures

Post-

Processing Workflow

Reporting Workflow

Charge Posting

XDS for Imaging

NMImage

Scheduled Workflow

Teaching Files & Clinical

Trials Export

Portable Data for Imaging

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PDI – Value PropositionPDI – Value Proposition

Removable media that contains DICOM data and Removable media that contains DICOM data and may contain browser viewable data.may contain browser viewable data. For patient personal recordsFor patient personal records For referralFor referral For enterprise data interchangeFor enterprise data interchange For use in other departments, e.g. surgeryFor use in other departments, e.g. surgery For printingFor printing

Media interoperability validationMedia interoperability validation

Browser compatibilityBrowser compatibility

Get CDs that you can create and read anywhereGet CDs that you can create and read anywhere

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PDI – Value PropositionPDI – Value Proposition

Interoperability validation is especially important for Interoperability validation is especially important for mediamedia Network Interoperability ProblemsNetwork Interoperability Problems

• Immediate, UnambiguousImmediate, Unambiguous• Rapidly resolved Rapidly resolved

Media Interoperability ProblemsMedia Interoperability Problems• Long delays in detection and recognitionLong delays in detection and recognition• Ambiguous or unknown source vendor/versionAmbiguous or unknown source vendor/version• Long delays in resolutionLong delays in resolution• Large volume of non-interoperable media created due to delaysLarge volume of non-interoperable media created due to delays

IHE Virtual Connectathon for PDI solves the media IHE Virtual Connectathon for PDI solves the media validation problemvalidation problem

• Provides rapid, unambiguous detection of problemsProvides rapid, unambiguous detection of problems• Enabling rapid resolution of problemsEnabling rapid resolution of problems

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PDI – Actors and TransactionsPDI – Actors and Transactions

Portable MediaCreator

Print Composer

Report Reader

Image Display

Display

Distribute ImagingInformation on Media

Media Importer

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PDI – Media CreatorPDI – Media Creator

Create DICOM Compliant CDROM mediaCreate DICOM Compliant CDROM media

Create web content (optional)Create web content (optional)

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PDI – CDROM StructurePDI – CDROM Structure

DICOMDIR

INDEX.HTM

README.TXT

Directory of DICOM files

IHE_PDIDirectory of web files

Other optional content

Web content (optional)

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PDI – CDROM RulesPDI – CDROM Rules

DICOM Part 10 compliance will be verified. This is done by DICOM Part 10 compliance will be verified. This is done by both MESA tools and the project managers.both MESA tools and the project managers.

IHE_PDI web content corresponds exclusively to the IHE_PDI web content corresponds exclusively to the DICOM content, although it need not represent the entire DICOM content, although it need not represent the entire DICOM content.DICOM content.

Other content will not be placed in DICOM or IHE_PDI Other content will not be placed in DICOM or IHE_PDI directories, but may be placed in other locations on the directories, but may be placed in other locations on the CDROM.CDROM.

Do not assume that an application on the media will Do not assume that an application on the media will automatically be launched. IHE recommends that media automatically be launched. IHE recommends that media readers not automatically run software on the media.readers not automatically run software on the media.

Web content use of XHTML and JPEG formats is restricted Web content use of XHTML and JPEG formats is restricted to ensure interoperability.to ensure interoperability.

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PDI – PDI – Rules for Reading ActorsRules for Reading Actors

Shall indicate to the user when they find Shall indicate to the user when they find DICOM instances that are not supported DICOM instances that are not supported by the reader.by the reader.

It is recommended that readers not It is recommended that readers not automatically run software found on the automatically run software found on the media (for security reasons).media (for security reasons).

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PDI – PDI – Rules for Data Importer (reader)Rules for Data Importer (reader)

Portable Media Importer is required to have Portable Media Importer is required to have facilities to accommodate updating patient facilities to accommodate updating patient information to use values for the receiving information to use values for the receiving enterprise, e.g. update patient ID.enterprise, e.g. update patient ID.

Portable Media Importer shall be grouped with at Portable Media Importer shall be grouped with at least one of the following actors:least one of the following actors:

• Evidence CreatorEvidence Creator• Acquisition ModalityAcquisition Modality• Image Manager/Image ArchiveImage Manager/Image Archive• Report CreatorReport Creator• Report ManagerReport Manager• Report RepositoryReport Repository

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PDI – PDI – Rules for CDROM CreatorsRules for CDROM Creators

All DICOM file names are limited to 8 All DICOM file names are limited to 8 characters (no extensions). This is the characters (no extensions). This is the Part 10 requirement.Part 10 requirement.

All other file names are restricted to the All other file names are restricted to the ISO 9660 8.3 file name. E.g. ISO 9660 8.3 file name. E.g. “support_for_my_app.dll” would need to “support_for_my_app.dll” would need to be “SUPPORT.DLL” or some other 8.3 be “SUPPORT.DLL” or some other 8.3 name.name.