Connectivity; The Dataflow Concept - GE Vivid i User Manual

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Connectivity

This section describes the communication and connection
options for the Vivid i ultrasound unit with other devices in the
hospital information system. This section covers the
procedures for configuration and optimal data management
from a Vivid i in the following scenarios:
• A stand-alone Vivid i (page 189).
• A Vivid i and one or several EchoPAC PC workstations in a
sneaker net environment (page 190).
• A Vivid i and an EchoPAC PC workstations in a direct
connect environment (page 192).
A Vivid i and a DICOM server in a network (page 198).
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• A Vivid i and one or more PC stations in MPEGvue or eVue
environment.

The dataflow concept

Communication between the Vivid i ultrasound unit and other
information providers on the network takes the form of
dataflows. Selecting a dataflow will automatically customize the
ultrasound unit to work according to the services associated
with this dataflow. Each dataflow defines 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 dataflows, the
user can configure the Vivid i ultrasound unit 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.
Dataflow examples
Refer to "Dataflow" on page 310 for a complete list and
description of supported dataflows.
Stand-alone scanner
The figure below illustrates two different dataflows for a
stand-alone scanner.
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