XR-PACS archive is a favourable and scalable digital image archive. XR-PACS archive assures a high security standard in the archiving and allocation of images and provides automated image distribution within your radiology.
cost-efficient image archive using consumer technology
The use of hardware that is generally readily available makes it possible to offer digital image archives with the required functionality at cost-efficient prices. This also means an interesting and scalable system for smaller-scale radiologists. The archive can handle CT, MR, X-ray, ultrasound, nuclear therapy and fluoroscopic images.
XR-PACS archive is a hard-disk based storage solution and uses a RAID system (redundant array of inexpensive disks). Such systems represent a comparatively low investment and can therefore be easily upgraded. Depending on the size of the radiology facility, such systems are sufficient to handle 4-10 years data (5 terabytes).This can be doubled by using the JPEG LS or JPEG 2000 image compression that is supported by XR-PACS archive.
LTO streamer tapes also provide security. This security backup facility is legally recognised as a long-term archive so that you will also be fulfilling possible archiving obligations. Images are archived to virtually indestructible magnetic media (hard disks and tape drives) and saved online. You have the ability of referring back to any study at any time.
automated image distribution and simple dearchiving
With XR-PACS-archive, it is possible to use electronic image distribution across the data network within your radiology facility. The images are available on your monitor immediately after examination. Using a configurable control system, the image studies are distributed automatically to assigned findings report workstations.
XR-PACS supports the prefetching function. As soon as a patient is registered in XR-RIS manage, his/her images are loaded from the archive. When a patient returns for a subsequent appointment, the studies are then dearchived automatically and without manual intervention. In this way, all images from previous examinations are available and there is no waiting time to have them called up.
All of these tasks are performed using the DICOM 3.0 standards. It is therefore possible to integrate all imaging modalities for all conventional diagnostics workstations (Siemens, GE, Nuclear Diagnostics, Philips, Tiani etc.), which support that standard.
In combination with XR-NET, image studies can also be provided to your referring physician or, for example, uploaded to the Internet for the purposes of tele-consultation. Equally importantly, connection to external medical archives or data networks is provided. (e.g. Austrian networks such as tera.archiv - Wr. Krankenanstalten Verbund / marc - Steiemärkische Krankenanstalten).
A series of functions are implemented in XR-PACS worklist / procedure which accelerate workflow and help to organise it better.
automated information transmission
In order to facilitate the further transmission of information to the image generation modalities, these are networked with the XR-PACS. In this way, the patient and examination data authored in registration can be transmitted directly to the corresponding modalities in the form of a worklist by means of DICOM worklist.
This means that double input of the examination data is not required and the images are assigned directly to the patient during examination. All administrative input is thus avoided. This assures a clear and reliable identification and allocation of patient and image.
Daily scripting of X-ray images
Using XR-PACS worklist, it is also possible to script all patient and examination data directly onto the X-ray images.
This avoids the requirement for printing Skribor cards and can transmit data directly to a daily scripting machine. The physical handling or mixing up of the cards thus becomes obsolete. We support daily scripting machines with both individual and list displays from Agfa, Kodak, Fuji & GE.
qualitative examination
Using XR-PACS procedure, information can be retrieved from the modalities of diverse examination parameters. Information such as kV, mAs, FDP layer density and duration are immediately available immediately after examination. The data are also saved with the image data and to XR-RIS manage.
On subsequent visits of the patient, parameters such as kV or density layer can be re-applied. XR-PACS procedure thus also provides quality assurance.
networked radiology
Thanks to the DICOM 3.0 standards used in XR-PACS, access can be provided to the data of all modern modalities (CT, MR, X-ray, Mamma, DL, nuclear medicine and ultrasound).