The penetration of PACS in cardiology has been a slow process because
cardiology generates large volumes of moving images and tests the
threshold of the storage and networking capabilities of any
conventional solution. Moreover, the unique set of challenges such as
workflow, cine acquisition and dynamic display, and the use of
tracings in cardiology are not sufficiently addressed by current
cardiology PACS solutions. These factors have retarded the spread of
PACS in cardiology.Challenges
Cardiology studies are dynamic and generate large volumes of images
and data. A single study can churn our anywhere between 200 MB and 1
GB of data, as opposed to the 10 MB generated by an x-ray.
Cardiologists also perform 20% more studies year-on-year. This means
administrators are constantly seeking effective solutions to manage
such data. What’s more, the management of physical data, CD, video,
and film libraries using existing database packages grows into a
cost-sensitive issue for cardiology departments. Clearly, cardiology
urgently needs a cost-effective digital management system.
EchoPACStream
A multi-modal PACS solution for cardiology networks, the
EchoPACStream is designed to offer class-leading results for
cardiology images, cine loops and also seamlessly integrate with
analog echocardiology systems.
The EchoPACStream provides online access to cine loops,
echocardiology images, and reports. ABO enables these images and cine
loops to be stored without any loss of quality, at sizes several times
smaller than the original source. This, coupled with an extensive
Storage Area Network (SAN), makes it substantially easier to manage
the large cardiology data sets.
The unique network capabilities of EchoPACStream leverage
ABO’s characteristic low bandwidth requirements. This helps scale up
your current network infrastructure several times. Through the use of
ABO and the MVPIP Streaming Protocol, physicians can download images
and cine loops faster and provide quicker diagnosis. |
