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Medical Imaging Software

admin — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:30:56 +0000

The falling cost of personal computing technologies has revolutionized healthcare in general and clinical imaging particularly radiology. In the past, clinical facilities and hospitals have, for the most part, utilized film based x-ray technology. But current industry standards have changed with the advent of the digital age. By using the DICOM standard to transmit image and patient data, healthcare providers now increasingly rely on medical imaging software. The DICOM format is somewhat similar to the jpeg format, which is popularly used for storing digital images taken from cameras. PACS is a different type of system of medical software and hardware that all can function together to edit and read the imaging format DICOM. Now you can find radiology viewers and even the radiology web viewers in the doctor’s office. It is amazing on how fast the digital technologies are being implemented.

It is very important for image processing and diagnostics to make sure that you have a system which is compatible with the practice workflow. You will need to find the systems which can be expanded according to your budget and need for the additional increase in features.

Workflow is basically done in two stages. At first the images are taken from scanners. Then the data is sent to viewers for study and diagnoses purposes. In order to transmit the digital images from the scanners to the viewers a PACS system is used. Having the viewers in the workplace greatly speeds up the processing system and also expands the way files are accessed on the computer network. In order to transfer the data throughout the office or the hospital one must have a secure local area network in the place from where it is being used and in where it will be sent.

One can also manage a personal health record online through the use of web networks. A common feature is that where there are numerous working together, the medical facilities and clinics the communications are bridged together. There are also many private networks built with private effort which can add more versatility in the secure transmittal of heath information. These types of private networks allow referring physicians who are located anywhere in the world in to send and receive medical images securely from their networks. This electronic transfer can greatly speed up the process of reaching a diagnosis of the patient. At the same time also ensure that the best care is provided. This is why it is critical to optimize the work flow of your office. Moreover, security can also be built into the system and procedures for the compliance with HIPPA privacy rules concerning the patient’s confidentiality.

RIS PACS viewers also allow multiple users to view the radiology studies simultaneously. Multiple studies can be also viewed side by side, an integral advantage of systems with speedy retrieval times. Prior studies can also be customized for retrieval and the position and the layout of the studies can be optimized in order to speed up routine and repetitive tasks automatically.

The Pros and Cons of Backing up Your Files to a CD-ROM

admin — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:30:10 +0000

The more that computers improve, the more we tend to rely on them. Currently the average household uses their family computer to do everything from staying in touch with old friends to paying their monthly bills. The more that we rely on our home computers, the more important it becomes for use to properly backup our computer files. In addition to the data files that are critical to making sure that your home runs as smoothly and efficiently as possible, you also have to think about making sure that you have a backup copy of your favorite digital photographs and songs.

One of the most important things to remember when it comes to backing up your computers files is that no matter how sophisticated or reliable you might think that your computer is, there is always the chance that it will crash. Manufactures try to make their hard drives as reliable as possible but it is impossible to anticipate every single virus and user error that the hard drive will encounter. Even if your computer never gets a virus and you never make a mistake, eventually your hard drive will simply wear out and you will have to get it rebuilt.

One of the best ways to make sure that you data files aren’t damaged or lost if your hard drive crashes is to make sure that you have properly backed up all of your files. Although there are several ways that you can create a backup of your computer files the simplest way is still to copy the data to a CD-ROM.

Many times a business is running out of space to store documents. A simple solution is scanning to CD to provide paperless document storage and a back-up for data recovery. The original documents may then be shredded which will save valuable space.

The Pros

There are several advantages to using CD-ROMs as your backup method. CD’s are really cheap; you can usually purchase them for less than fifty cents a piece. They are small enough to fit in a purse or briefcase and most computers have a CD-ROM drive that can extract the data from the disc. One of the best things about using a CD to create a backup of your computer files is that the CD is capable of lasting forever.

The Cons

When you are using a CD-ROM to backup your computer files you need to remember that the CD’s aren’t without faults. If you don’t handle the CD with care, you can scratch the surface, making the CD unreadable. If you have lots of computer files that you need to back up, the accumulated pile of CD’s can be large and you might have trouble finding a place to store them. CD’s are extremely easy to steal and can be damaged in fires and floods.

New Slimmer Samsung BD-UP5500 Blu-ray/HD DVD Combo Player

admin — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:42:06 +0000

Samsung has announced its BD-UP5500 Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player at a press conference held at CES 2008 in Las Vegas.

The Samsung dual format BD-UP5500 supports both the Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD soundtracks playback are supported as well. Other features include standard DVDs to full-on 1080p upconversion and out-of-the-box Blu-ray profile 1.1 support (which allows for picture-in-picture commentaries on newer Blu-ray discs), an Ethernet port new firmware downloads and accessing online content, and HQV processing for enhancing HD and SD video.

The samsung BD-UP5500 Duo HD player will be available in the second-half of 2008 for about $599.

SanDisk USB Flash Drives to provide automatic Web storage

admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:03:42 +0000

SanDisk has announced the Cruzer(R) Titanium Plus, a USB flash drive offeringÂ automatic online backup for every file copied to the drive. The Cruzer Titanium Plus has a capacity of four gigabytes (GB) and is the first SanDisk flash memory device to offer online backup.

The BeInSync backup requires an initial registration. When the drive is plugged in and the user is online data will sync automatically with an online storage account. BeInSync uses Amazon’s S3 storage service provided by Amazon Web Services. BeInSync encrypts all files during transmission from Cruzer Titanium Plus to Amazon’s servers to protect user’s data.

Cruzer Titanium Plus will be available in March, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail prices of $59.99. The online backup service requires Windows 2000 (SP4), Windows XP or Windows Vista. After six months of free service, online backup costs $29.99 per year (credit card required).

Nintendo DS – TV

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:29:01 +0000

Japan Has Something We Dont!

Thats right! The DS-TV is an antenna that attaches onto your DS and allows for reception of television signals. The main screen becomes the viewing area and the touchscreen below handles changing channels and other features.

The DS-TV costs $62.70 US and is compatible with the current DS and DS lite. A Nintendo spokesperson told GameSpot that it currently had no plans to bring DS TV to other regions

Samsung’s Flash Memory Laptop

admin — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 00:52:46 +0000

At the Cebit technology fair in Germany, Samsung unvieled plans for a laptop using solid state flash memory and eliminating a hard drive. The laptop has 32GB of flash memory. The newer memory chips are smaller in size and occupy the same space as traditional 1.8″ disk-drives.

Whats The Advantage?

Speed! – The new chips allow data to be reached much faster, the prototype laptop that Samsung showed off was able to boot in 18 seconds versus 31 seconds for the laptop with a regular hard disk drive. This is a great stride in speed almost 50% as fast as traditional hard disks.
Reliability & Portability – Solid state memory can handle a beating, This is the same technology used in MP3 players that allows you to smack them around without skipping. This makes your data safer. Solid state memory is also much lighter than hard disks. This will open up all sorts of opportunity’s for new super light portable laptops.

The Real Problem Here?

Although there are many advantages to this new technology the only major downside is the cost. One of these 32GB chips cost’s almost 900$ making it hard to have a large amount of storage space in any medium. But technology prices are always falling so in a few years this technology will start popping up on a lap near you.

Black Friday Nintendo Releases

admin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:55:26 +0000

Today Nintendo had 2 Black Friday product releases, Both were packages of the Nintendo DS Lite. The first is a gold DS bundled with Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. The gold DS has a triforce symbol engraved on the bottom right portion of the cover. The next release is a pink DS bundled with Nintendogs. The pink DS has a paw etched on the front cover.

Both releases were given to vendors allowing them to set their own prices in the spirit of Black Friday.

1,564$ Optimus Keyboard

admin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:51:24 +0000

The new Optimus LED keyboard is the next generation of keyboard. Each key is a small OLED screen capable of displaying any icon, letter or symbol. The side has customizable shortcut’s to applications or websites for 1 click access. The applications for this technology are endless, Think of the possibilities in gaming and future software development, Its limitless.

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