Series Level Routing for Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine (NM) imaging workflow presents significant challenges to most departments. Image data from the modality can be non-DICOM conforming due to missing data and/or questionable use of DICOM private tags. In a NM department, the workflow is complex; procedures can involve sophisticated modality acquisition protocols and post-processing techniques that generate multiple series. The series need to be sent to different reading workstations that can vary by day of the week and time of day. In some hospitals, the NM workflow requires manual intervention by the technologist who must ensure that series are sent to the correct workstations. In this use-case, the technologist must manual send series to five or more destinations. The results: series sending errors, delays in specialist reading because it takes too long, technologist workflow inefficiency, technologist dissatisfaction.
The Mach7 Technologies Solution
- Mach 7 Technologies analyzed the problem and designed an automated workflow.
- Rules were defined and entered using Keystone Management Console.
- Keystone Engine and Keystone Archive deployed.
- Keystone Engine automatically routes each series in the study based on the DICOM attributes and the Keystone Engine rules.
Benefits
There was a 530% improvement in technologist productivity. Nuclear Medicine images are handled consistently and efficiently improving productivity of both technologists and specialist doctors.
 Singapore General Hospital Nuclear Medicine Archive with Series Level Routing
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