Storage, retrieval and tools for comparing images must all come together in a cohesive, seamless process. New offerings are making image management in oncology imaging easier to manage.

Deploying PACS capabilities beyond a radiology department orfacility provides the opportunity of extending the reach of diagnosticimaging to the entire spectrum of clinical medicine. The benefits tohealthcare practitioners are immense—increased diagnostic certainty andthe capability to provide efficient and effective treatment.

More patients, more studies and more documentation are drivinghealthcare providers to implement solutions that improve efficiency andaid in the delivery of quality patient care. Voice recognition has beenheralded as a means to that end for at least a decade, but continuousimprovements to the technology are making it a viable solution rightoff the shelf.

Two Arizona imaging groups show the need for speed and efficiency in burning CDs for patients and physicians on the move.

High-resolution color displays are one of the newest—and hottest—items in the imaging informatics market. The conventional PACS workstation is more often than not turning to color these days.

When it comes to planning radiology department needs, furniture used to be on the bottom of the list. Today, as more thought is given to maximizing work space and providing better ergonomic working solutions that are flexible and more comfortable for a variety of radiologists, furniture has become an important component of the planning stage.

With new and improved CVIS, electronic reporting and connectivity is now readily available to cardiology departments.

Healthcare facilities are constantly increasing the amount of data they have to manage and store securely, and vendors are offering a wide range of solutions for high data availability and redundancy.