Manuscripts accepted and presented at EuroPACS'98
October 1st-3rd, 1998
Barcelona, Spain


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Invited Lectures

  1. Image Distribution and other Aspects of Radiologist - Clinician Communication. Günther Gell. Dept. of Medical Informatics, LKH-Univ.-Klinikum Graz, Austria
  2. PACS in Japan; the Strong and the Weak. Hiromu Nishitani. Department of Radiology, Tokushima University Hospital, Japan
  3. CR versus new technologies for X-ray Acquisition. A. Todd-Pokropek. University College London INSERM U494 Paris
  4. Teleradiology Services in an Integrated Regional Health Telematics Network: Technical Issues and Scenaria of Use. Stelios C. Orphanoudakis. Institute of Computer Science, FORTH, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.

 

Selected Papers

  1. Teleradiology: Not Always Plug & Play - A Case Report. Uwe Engelmann, Andre Schroter, Harald Evers, Markus Schwab, Ulrike Baur, Hans-Peter Meinzer. Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Abteilung Medizinische und Biologische Informatik, Heidelberg, Germany

  2. A Fail Safe Computed Radiography PACS Segment at Conquest Hospital. David Baker, Keith Foord and Nigel Tomlinson*. Department of Radiology, Conquest Hospital and * Capitec Scientific Services, NHS Estates, Department of Health, UK.
  3. Organisational Changes made Possible with Viborg HYPERPACS. Finn E. Lindhardt. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Viborg Hospital, Denmark

  4. Complete Management of Data and Images in an Integrated System Including PACS-RIS Connection with Intranet Capabilities. P. Pavone, F. Gavioli*, M. Marsella, S. Punzi*, V. Campanella, V. Panebianco, R. Passariello. Dept. of Radiology, University of Rome 'La Sapienza' and *Imation, Italy

  5. Distributing Medical Images using Internet technologies: A DICOM Web Server and a DICOM Java Viewer.  J. Fernàndez-Bayó, O. Barbero, C. Rubies, M. Sentís. Image Laboratory, SDI-UDIAT. Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain

  6. Solving PACS-RIS/HIS Integration with HL7. BM van Poppel. Hiscom Leiden, The Netherlands

  7. Esperience with the SZOTE PACS Starting Operations. Almási L., Sóti Zs., Kuba A.*, Alexin Z.*, Nagy A.*, Nyúl L.*, Csernay L.+ Dept. of Medical Informatics, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine+, Szent-Györgyi Albert Medical University, Dept. of Applied Informatics, József Attila University, Hungary

  8. Tonal and Texture Features to Differentiate between Mass and Normal Breast Tissue on Digital Mammograms. Celia Varela, Pablo G. Tahoces, Arturo J. Méndez, Miguel Souto, Juan J. Vidal. Department of Radiology and Department of Electronics and Computer Science of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

  9. Detection of Pneumothorax: Comparison of High-Resolution Workstation Images, Processed Images and Conventional Radiography. Javier Quiles, Pablo G. Tahoces, Miguel Souto, María J. Lado, Arturo J. Méndez, José Correa, Anxo Martínez, Manuel García, José M. Carreira, Juan J. Vidal. Department of Radiology and Department of Electronics and Computer Science of the University of Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN

  10. HIS-RIS-Modality-PACS coupling: Technology Assessment and future Plan. Hiroshi Kondoh 1), Michihiro Sasagaki 2) , Yoshiharu Sukenobu 2) , Yoshifumi Narumi 2) , Hironobu Nakamura 2) , Yasushi Matsumura 3), Hiroshi Takeda 3), Kiyonari Inamura 4). 1) Dept. of Medical Informatics, Tokushima Univ. Hospital and Dept. of Radiology Osaka Univ. Medical School 2) Dept. of Radiol. Osaka University Hospital 3) Dept. of Medical Infromatics, Osaka University Hospital 4) School of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Osaka Univ. Japan

  11. Picture Archiving with the SZOTE PACS for Scientic Purposes. Csernay L., Sóti Zs.+, Almási L.+, Kuba A.* Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Dept. of Medical Informatics+, Szent-Györgyi Albert Medical University, Dept. of Applied Informatics, József Attila University*, Hungary

  12. Sophisticated HIS-RIS-PACS Integration in a Large Scale Traumatology PACS. S. Peer (1), R. Vogl (2), R. Peer (1), W. Jaschke (1) (1) University of Innsbruck, Department of Radiology (2) TILAK-GesmbH, Department of Information Managment

  13. First Experience with the Radiology PACS at the University of Innsbruck Trauma Care Centre. S. Peer (1), R. Vogl (2), R. Peer (1), W. Jaschke (1) (1) University of Innsbruck, Department of Radiology (2) TILAK-GesmbH, Department of Information Managment

  14. Image Compression in Digitized Mammograms. Mónica Penedo1, María J. Lado1, Pablo G. Tahoces2, Miguel Souto1, Juan J. Vidal1 1. Department of Radiology 2. Department of Electronics and Computer Science of the University of Santiago de Compostela, SPAIN

  15. Systems Integration Evolution: PACS, Diagnostic by image, patients, voice recognition and costs evaluation at the San Juan University Hospital. J. A. Gómez (*), N. Reyes (*), I. Gonzalez, C. Crespo, J. Galant (*) Data processing unit, Radiology Department San Juan University Hospital, Alicante (Spain)

  16. Developing a Medical Multimedia and Image Processing Database. Thomas Lorang, Michael Prinz, Ernst Schuster, Manfred Gengler. Department of Medical Computer Sciences, University of Vienna, General Hospital Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna /Austria

  17. Security Extensions to DICOM. Andreas Thiel1, Johannes Bernarding1, Joachim Hohmann2, Domagoj Cosic3, Gunter Bellaire4 and Thomas Tolxdorff1. 1 Departments of Medical Informatics and 2 Radiology, University Hospital Benjamin Franklin, Free University of Berlin, 12200 Berlin, Germany (thiel(at)ukbf.fu-berlin.de) 3 Computer Graphics Workgroup, Institute of Technical Informatics, Technical University of Berlin, Germany 4 Surgical Research Unit OP 2000, Robert Rössle Klinik, Virchow Klinikum, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

  18. Interactive Manipulation of Realtime Visualisation from Medical Volumedata by using 2-Handed VR-Techniques. Kai Köchy and Manfred Krauss. TU Berlin, Computer Science, CG

  19. Collaboration and CSCW Issues in Radiographic Health Care. Hilda Tellioglu Vienna University of Technology, Department for CSCW, Vienna, Austria

  20. Effect of Lossy Compression on the Visibility of Low Contrast Features in Mammography. P M Conmy1, G J S Parkin2, A R Cowen1, A G Davies3, S M Kengyelics1. 1FAXiL, Wellcome Wing, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK. 2 Dept. of Diagnostic X-ray, The General Infirmary at Leeds, Leeds, UK. 3 Research School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

  21. Wireless Personal Digital Assistant Device as a Teleradiology Terminal: Initial Experiences with Emergency Cases. Jarmo Reponen, M.D., Eero Ilkko, M.D., Virpi Karhula, Med Phys,  Lasse Jyrkinen, Med Eng, Antero Koivula, Med Phys , Osmo Tervonen M.D. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, Finland.

  22. Default Display Protocols for Medical Image Workstations. K.J.Moennich, Th. Wendler. Philips Research, Dept. Technical Systems,  Hamburg, Germany

  23. Interpreting Abdominal CTs on a PC Based Workstation. How Accurate is it? Maria Tzalonikou,M.D., William Bennett, M.D., Thomas Vrachliotis, M.D., Dimitrios Spigos,M.D. Radiology Department, Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A.

  24. Experience with the Use of  Low-Speed ATM for Wide-Area Telemedicine and Teleradiology Services. Kevin M. McNeill, Ph.D. Michael Holcomb, Theron W. Ovitt, M.D., Ronald Weinstein, M.D. The Arizona Telemedicine Program The University of Arizona, Health Sciences Center, The University of Arizona, Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona USA.

  25. Downloading Image Processing Services over the Web: a Technical Feasibility Study Using Image Registration and JAVA Applets. Erwin Bellon, Michel Feron, Frederik Maes, Dirk Vandermeulen, Werner Aerts, Joost Wauters, Guy Marchal, Paul Suetens. Medical Image Computing (ESAT & Radiology), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Leuven, Belgium.

  26. A JAVA Multimedia User Interface for an Integrated PACS/RIS. Michel Feron 1, Erwin Bellon 1, Bart Van den Bosch 2, Christoph Liekens 2, Werner Aerts 1, Joost Wauters 1, Guy Marchal 1, Paul Suetens 1 1 Medical Image Computing (ESAT & Radiology) 2 Department of Information Systems, University Hospitals Leuven Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Leuven, Belgium.

  27. Universal Access to Synchronized Image Tele-viewing and Manipulation using WWW/JAVA technology. Michel Feron 1, Erwin Bellon  1, Werner Aerts 1, Joost Wauters 1, Kris Buggenhout 1, Andre De Deurwaerder 2, Bart Van den Bosch 2, Guy Marchal 1, Paul Suetens 1. 1 Medical Image Computing (ESAT & Radiology) 2 Department of Information Systems, University Hospitals Leuven Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Herestraat 49 B-3000 Leuven, Belgium

  28. A Minipacs Design for the Viewing of Digital Mammographies. P.G. Rodriguez 1-2, L.Gomez 2,  R.G.Carrión 2, E.Cernadas 1, A.Plaza 1 and J.J.Vidal 3. 1 Dpto. Informática, Escuela Politécnica, University of Extremadura, and 2 Lab. Imaxe Dixital, Dpto. Electrónica e Computación, 3 Lab. de Radioloxía, Hospital Xeral de Galicia and University of Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

  29. Heterogeneous Networks and Common Needs. A study of radiology departments in the process of constructing a computer supported common information space. Ulrika Josefsson. University of Göteborg Department of Informatics, Sweden

  30. Integration of Digital Mammography into PACS. Shyh-Liang (Andrew) Lou, Ph.D. Department of Radiology University of California, San Francisco

  31. Towards Standards for Multimedia Radiological Reports. B. Gibaud1 , N. Brown2 and A. Todd-Pokropek3. 1 Laboratoire SIM, Faculté de Médecine Rennes, France, 2 Sheiling, United Kingdom, 3 INSERM U494, Fac. de Médecine, Hôpital Pitiè Salpétrière, Paris, France

  32. World Wide Web Based Access to Radiological Data: Two years experience. Björn Bergh, Jens Ricke, Dirk Emmel, Roland Felix. Strahlenklinik and Poliklinik Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum Medical Faculty of the Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany.

  33. Lossless image compression in SZOTE-PACS. László Martonossy, László Nyúl, Antal Nagy, Attila Kuba and Olli Nevalainen*. Department of Applied Informatics, József Attila University, Szeged, Hungary, *Department of  Computer Science, University of Turku, Finland.

  34. Distributed Visualization. How to improve the quality of 3D medical volume rendering at almost no costs. Steffen Märkle, Axel Spikermann. Dept. of Computer Graphics, FR 3-3, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.
  35. Interpretation of Head CTs on PAC Systems: Comparison of 1024x768 to 2048x2048 Monitors. Maria Tzalonikou, M.D., Dimitrios Spigos, M.D., Eric Bourekas, M.D., Greg Christoforidis, M.D. Department of Radiology Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus (Ohio), U.S.A.

  36. An architecture for the creation of specialized software-components for viewing stations and tele-radiology systems. Athanasios M. Demiris, Carlos E. Cárdenas S., H.P. Meinzer Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum - Div. Medical & Biological Informatics - Heidelberg, Germany.

  37. Assessment of Web Technologies for Development and Distribution of Applications for Medical Education. Domagoj Cosic 1, Jutta Becker 2, Thorsten Schaaf 3. Institute of Computer Graphics, FR 3-3, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.

  38. Visualization of DICOM Images- Handling the Standard's Complexity. Marco Eichelberg, Jörg Riesmeier, Sandra von Gehlen*, Peter Jensch*. Kuratorium OFFIS e.V., and * Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.

  39. Evolution of Technical and Organizational Concepts in the Innsbruck PACS Project: a Review of the First Year of Operation. Raimund Vogl1, Ph.D., Siegfried Peer2, M.D., Werner Jaschke2, M.D. 1 IT Department, Hospital Holding Company TILAK 2 Department of Radiology, University of Innsbruck.

  40. Buying a PACS: The Geneva Experience. Y. Ligier, D. Bandon. Digital Imaging Unit, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.

  41. A PC-based DICOM compatible PACS environment suitable for CT, MRI and 3D-US in radiotherapy. Stefan Wachtera b, Thomas Lorang c, Manfred Gengler c, Natascha Gerstner a, Johann Moitzi a, Friedrich Vorbeck b, Alfred Kratochwil a, Ernst Schuster c, Richard Pötter a. (a)   Dep. of Radiotherapy and Radiobiology, (b) Dep. of Radiology, (c) Inst. of Medical Computer Sciences, University Hospital Vienna, Austria.

  42. Implementing a Multimodality and Multivendor DICOM System: Problems and Solutions. Octavio Barbero, Josep Fernàndez Bayó, Carles Rúbies. Imaging Laboratory, UDIAT-SDI, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain

  43. A Low Cost Multimodality Workstation. M. Desco, J. López, J. Lampreave, C. Benito, A. Santos, P. García-Barreno. Unidad de Medicina Experimental. Hospital General Universitario "Gregorio Marañón" Madrid, Spain

  44. A Low Cost Teleradiology Workstation.   M. Desco, J. López, H. Rahms, F. del Pozo, P. García-Barreno.   Unidad de Medicina Experimental, Hospital General Universitario "Gregorio Marañón" Madrid, Spain

  45. Dicom Image Handling for Medical Analysis and the ViVa Project. Marco Donizelli and Andrea Giachetti. CRS4, Cagliari, Italy

  46. HIPERCIR: A Low-Cost and High-Performance 3D Radiology Image Analysis System. I. Blanquer, H. Claramunt, V. Hernández, J. Ramirez, and A. M. Vidal, (b) Mariano Alcañiz, Vicente Grau, and Carlos Monserrat, (c) Luis Martí-Bonmatí, and Luis Concepción - (a) HIPERTTN - UP Valencia, (b) Grupo de Desarrollo e Imagen y Diseño - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, (c) Hospital Peset Aleixandre, Valencia, Spain

  47. A comparison of film, Computed Radiography (CR) hard copy and PACS soft copy images and the effect of radiation dose on contrast detail curves. Gwyn Weatherburn and Glyn Davies. Health Economics Research Group, Brunel University, and Department of Radiology, Glan Clwyd Hospital, United Kingdom

  48. Wireless Personal Digital Assistant Device as a Teleradiology Terminal -Initial Experiences with Emergency Cases. Jarmo Reponen, Eero Ilkko, Virpi Karhula,  Lasse Jyrkinen, Antero Koivula, Osmo Tervonen. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, FIN-90220 Oulu, Finland

Invited Papers Industry

  1. Proyecto CEMTRO. Un nuevo "modelo" para la Gestión Global de Información Clínica Documental. Jose Miguel Muñoz Muñoz. Compaq (Digital Equipment Corporation), España Jesús Barriuso, I&IMS, España
  2. The Digital Progression of Radiology. Alyn Ford and Carsten G. Weise(*) International Sales & Marketing Manager Impax, (*) Communications Manager Agfa MED/IDIS Mortsel, Belgium

 

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