Dear PACS Insider,
The ability to offer referring physicians ready access to medical images is one of the most attractive features of PACS. But how long do physicians need these older images for their clinical routine?
At the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands, clinicians accessing images older than a year sought images between one and two years old in 48% of cases. And in 22% of the cases, referring physicians wanted access to images between two and three years old, according to Peter Van Ooijen.
He presented the study team's research during a scientific session at the recent RSNA meeting in Chicago. Our coverage of the talk is the subject of this month's Insider Exclusive article. As a PACS Insider, you have access to the story before it is published for the rest of our AuntMinnie.com members. To learn more about referring physician access to old images, click here.
Also, if you haven't already, be sure to check out our current coverage from the RSNA meeting, including articles on repetitive stress injuries in radiology, communication of abnormal results, and the performance of consumer-grade medical displays.
You also won't want to miss PACS consultant Michael Cannavo's annual PACSman Awards, which you can find here. Stay tuned for further coverage from the 2007 RSNA meeting.
Do you have a topic you'd like to see covered, or are you interested in submitting an article to AuntMinnie.com? Please feel free to drop me a line.
