PACS Software Solutions Help Effectively Manage Diagnostic Images

Horizon Medical Imaging provides flexible solutions for a varied of medical imaging workflows:

Variable Thickness Regional Intensity Protocol (VTRIP)

VTRIP allows for the more efficient reading of CT and MR studies making both the technologist and radiologists more efficient by seamlessly embedding advanced viewing, image analysis and reconstruction capabilities directly into their normal workflow. It allows faster case reading times, scan to read times, and potentially, increased scanner utilization.

Faster reading times are accomplished by introducing:

• Dynamic slab visualization (scan thin, read thick, vary as needed)
• Dynamic oblique multi-planar reformat (view anatomy at any angle)
• Multiple intensity projection options (AveIP, MIP, minIP)
• Automatic documentation of key findings in derived views
• MPR viewports grouped to use same W/L and zoom/pan
• Triangulation to quickly zoom to point in multiple MPR views and back

All of the above is done within the familiar HRS user interface. No longer do you need to launch external 3D viewer for these common tasks. VTRIP is available as an integral part of display protocols. Annotations, flagging, zoom/pan, etc., all work the same as with original 2D slices with little or no additional user training required.

peerVue's Qualitative Intelligence and Communication System (QCIS)

McKesson has acquired peerVue Inc., an innovative provider of solutions that simplify diagnostic imaging workflow, expedite communications for improved quality and efficiency, and support customer efforts to improve patient safety. For more information, read the press release.

QCIS is a web-based technology platform that provides the functionality to engage, analyze data, alert users and facilitate workflow at every point throughout the exam life cycle. QCIS enables an unlimited range of departmental and cross-departmental workflow and communication challenges – including Critical Results Communication, ED Discrepancy Management, Radiation Dose Management, Peer Review and Billing Assurance – allowing conventional systems to operate as designed and within their core competencies. QCIS frees organizations from traditional dependencies on RIS and PACS workarounds and breaks the cycle of purchasing specialized systems and disparate modules for each new challenge or mandate.

To learn more, contact us or visit our All About PACS Web site.