Development of an Electronic Medical Image Archiving System for Health Care in Nigeria
International Journal of Computer and Information Technology (ISSN: 2279 – 0764) Volume 02– Issue04, July 2013
Development of an Electronic Medical Image Archiving System for Health Care in Nigeria
Olaniyi, Olayemi Mikail Department of Computer Engineering Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
Omotosho Adebayo and Robert Jane
Department of Computer Science and Technology Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria
Oke Alice.O
Department of Computer Science and Engineering Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. e-mail: alitemi2006 {at] yahoo.com
Abstract—Medical images require immediate access by several physicians in different places within a medical facility and access to a critically injured person’s medical image, such as the x-ray, on time can be a key factor in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient. The electronic medical image archive system can help to solve the problem faced in previous physical medium archiving, thus increasing productivity and time which patients are attended to. In this paper, simple but functional electronic medical image archive architecture was proposed and implemented. The system was further evaluated in a hospital setting by medical experts using sample patient image data. Results of the system evaluation shows that electronic medical image archiving systems can actually promote efficiency, quality improvement, provide timely availability of radiologic images, image consultation, and image interpretation in emergent and no emergent clinical care areas among other benefits Keywords- Telemedicine, Image archiving, medical images, CT Scans and Mammography
Medical imaging, especially X-ray based examinations and ultrasonography, is crucial in every medical setting and at all levels of heath care. In public health and preventive medicine as well as in curative medicine, effective decisions depend on correct diagnosis. Though medical judgment may be sufficient in treatment of many conditions, the
Development of an Electronic Medical Image Archiving System for Health Care in Nigeria
Olaniyi, Olayemi Mikail Department of Computer Engineering Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria
Omotosho Adebayo and Robert Jane
Department of Computer Science and Technology Bells University of Technology, Ota, Nigeria
Oke Alice.O
Department of Computer Science and Engineering Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. e-mail: alitemi2006 {at] yahoo.com
Abstract—Medical images require immediate access by several physicians in different places within a medical facility and access to a critically injured person’s medical image, such as the x-ray, on time can be a key factor in the diagnosis and treatment of the patient. The electronic medical image archive system can help to solve the problem faced in previous physical medium archiving, thus increasing productivity and time which patients are attended to. In this paper, simple but functional electronic medical image archive architecture was proposed and implemented. The system was further evaluated in a hospital setting by medical experts using sample patient image data. Results of the system evaluation shows that electronic medical image archiving systems can actually promote efficiency, quality improvement, provide timely availability of radiologic images, image consultation, and image interpretation in emergent and no emergent clinical care areas among other benefits Keywords- Telemedicine, Image archiving, medical images, CT Scans and Mammography
Medical imaging, especially X-ray based examinations and ultrasonography, is crucial in every medical setting and at all levels of heath care. In public health and preventive medicine as well as in curative medicine, effective decisions depend on correct diagnosis. Though medical judgment may be sufficient in treatment of many conditions, the
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