Going Digital: Using the DICOM Standard in Dental Imaging Dr.Nielsen S. Pereira Luiz Gaspar França dos Santos PACS Quality Informática Ltda
Brazilian Dental Market Distribution Total Dentists 232.208 Radiologists 4.356 Clinics 1.650* Faculties 191 Federal Council of Odontology - 2009 www.cfo.org.br *estimated Hopefully this will make it easier to start reading and using the DICOM standard
Going Digital – Options DR CR
Going Digital – Difficulties and Obstacles Correct network layout Proprietary and incompatible image formats Multiples independent entries and DB Storage/Query/Retrieve Incompatibility with dry-printers X-ray images indexing RIS/HIS/PACS interoperability Proprietary System Application, OS and Database
Dental Cadi Group
Network Layout 6
PACS HIS RIS PACS & RIS - Solution DCM4CHEE PACS + FOSS HL7 DCM4CHEE PACS + FOSS DICOM + HL7 = EHR Dental RIS -> TISS (ANS) DICOM HIS RIS Dental RIS 7
Modality Worklist
Capture Station
Our Quest!!
Muito Obrigado! The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King, Jr