HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Figures Only Full Text Full Text (PDF) Submit a response Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Yoshihiro, A. Articles by Tada, S. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Yoshihiro, A. Articles by Tada, S. Related Collections Informatics

Wireless Local Area Networking for Linking a PC Reporting System and PACS: Clinical Feasibility in Emergency Reporting¹

¹ From the Department of Radiology, Jikei University Hospital, 3-25-8 Nishi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8561, Japan (A.Y., S.T.); and the Department of Radiology, Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan (N.N., J.H.). Presented as an infoRAD exhibit at the 2000 RSNA scientific assembly. Received March 22, 2001; revision requested July 17 and final revision received January 4, 2002; accepted January 28. Address correspondence to A.Y. (e-mail: zva07364@nifty.com).

Although local area networks (LANs) are commonplace in hospital-based radiology departments today, wireless LANs are still relatively unknown and untried. A linked wireless reporting system was developed to improve work throughput and efficiency. It allows radiologists, physicians, and technologists to review current radiology reports and images and instantly compare them with reports and images from previous examinations. This reporting system also facilitates creation of teaching files quickly, easily, and accurately. It consists of a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine 3.0–based picture archiving and communication system (PACS), a diagnostic report server, and portable laptop computers. The PACS interfaces with magnetic resonance imagers, computed tomographic scanners, and computed radiography equipment. The same kind of functionality is achievable with a wireless LAN as with a wired LAN, with comparable bandwidth but with less cabling infrastructure required. This wireless system is presently incorporated into the operations of the emergency and radiology departments, with future plans calling for applications in operating rooms, outpatient departments, all hospital wards, and intensive care units. No major problems have been encountered with the system, which is in constant use and appears to be quite successful.

© RSNA, 2002

Index Terms: Computers, diagnostic aid • Computers, multimedia • Local area network (LAN) • Radiology and radiologists, design of radiological facilities

This article has been cited by other articles:

				N. Nakata, S. Kandatsu, N. Suzuki, and K. Fukuda Informatics in Radiology (infoRAD): Mobile Wireless DICOM Server System and PDA with High-Resolution Display: Feasibility of Group Work for Radiologists RadioGraphics, January 1, 2005; 25(1): 273 - 283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				B. Raman, R. Raman, L. Raman, and C. F. Beaulieu Radiology on Handheld Devices: Image Display, Manipulation, and PACS Integration Issues RadioGraphics, January 1, 2004; 24(1): 299 - 310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]