Digital Automation Solutions 
PenRad mammography clients can add automation to their system while making the transition to digital. Imaging facilities, with or without mammography, can add automation and productivity modules to their systems with the PenRad digital automation modules that are generally only available in full HIS/RIS and PACS systems.
The PenRad DICOM Worklist module allows modalities to more efficiently populate the DICOM imaging header and provide consistent DICOM information for image archival. Facilities scanning priors for comparison have access to historical mammography imaging, without manual entry. The PenRad DICOM Worklist can be used in conjunction with our HL7 module.
For facilities desiring to attach the narrative report to the mammography imaging file, activating the DICOM SR (structured report) module creates a DICOM Basic SR of the narrative report when results are sent to the HIS/RIS.
The PenRad DICOM Worklist and SR modules satisfy the need for current and historical imaging archival without the need for a full DICOM broker, thus reducing the cost of digital deployment.
PenRad’s DICOM Worklist Scheduler facilitates pre-fetching of images (priors) and distributes images directly to reading workstations in advance to eliminate the wait fetch time during reading and/or distribution to other DICOM devices such as off-site archives and DVD burners.
For facilities wanting to add additional automation for the radiologist, PenRad offers softcopy workstation connectivity so PenRad patient information and report generation are synchronized with the imaging study.
DICOM Library.net
PenRad’s full suite of DICOM library components is available for licensing.
PenRad Softcopy Connectivity Module
This module allows the synchronization between PenRad and the softcopy workstation to select the corresponding patient in PenRad automatically. It saves the radiologist time by not having to select the patient in both systems. It reduces inherent errors, similar to when the barcode is attached to the images in the film environment. The module is available for the Hologic and Siemens (Mevis software), Fuji, Sectra, and PlanMed workstations. As other workstation vendors request an interface, they will be made available. Softcopy vendors may have an additional charge for the interface.
PenRad DICOM Modality Worklist SCP
The PenRad DICOM Worklist module operates in conjunction with the PenRad MIS (Mammography Information System) allowing facilities to execute DICOM queries to eliminate manual data entry. The module supports DICOM based imaging modalities for worklist and "ad hoc" queries for patients with prior imaging information. This allows facilities to increase their efficiencies when transitioning to digital imaging and scanning priors for comparison. The software package is a Windows service.
DICOM Conformance Statements
The following DICOM conformance statements are provided in PDF format. To download Adobe Reader, click here.
|
