Dicom; Dataflow - Whale PE-12-025 User Manual

DICOM

7.15 DICOM
This section describes the communication and connection options for the
Portable Ultrasound Diagnostic Scanner with other devices in the hospital
information system. This sector covers the procedures to configure the opti-
mal data management for the Portable Ultrasound Diagnostic Scanner in
the following scenarios:
7.15.1

Dataflow

7.15.1.1 Concept and Classification
Communication between the Portable Ultrasound Diagnostic Scanner and
other information providers on the network takes the form of dataflow. Se-
lecting a dataflow will automatically customize the ultrasound unit to work
according to the services associated with this dataflow. Each dataflow de-
fines the location and format of patient information. Patient information can
include demographic data and images, as well as reports, measurement and
analysis data. By utilizing dataflow, users can configure the Portable Ultra-
sound Diagnostic Scanner to optimally meet the connectivity needs of the
facility, while keeping the user interface unchanged. The dataflow concept
allows the flexibility of data to be obtained from various sources and allows
data to flow to various output sources.
The classification of the dataflow is as below:
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A stand-alone Portable Ultrasound Diagnostic Scanner
A Portable Ultrasound Diagnostic Scanner and a DICOM Server in a net-
work
The dataflow of the stand- alone Portable Ultrasound Diagnostic Scan-
ner
Local - Local: The local database is used for patient archiving. Im-
a)
ages are stored to internal hard drive.
A Portable Ultrasound Diagnostic Scanner and a DICOM Server in a net-
work have three different data flows.
Local - Local/ Dicom Storage: the local archive is used for patient
a)
archiving. Images are stored to the internal hard drive and to a DI-
COM server.
Worklist - Local: search the patient information in a DICOM Modal-
b)
ity Worklist. Images are stored to the internal hard drive.
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