Frequently Asked Questions
QUESTION: WHAT IS DICOM?
DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) standard data format that is used to store medical images obtained from different medical devices.
QUESTION: WHAT IS PACS?
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) describes the softwares that were used to store, retrieve, distribute and presentation of medical images.
QUESTION: WHAST IS HL7?
'HL7' is a shortage of an organisation “Health Level Seven” which is developed on a voluntary basis to create an international standard for health and it also indicate some standards have been developed in this context, as well as, HL7 v2.x, v3, the HL7 RIM, etc. Even though HL7 was established to develop a standard for Hospital Information Systems (HIS) in 1987, today many institutions prefer clinical data transmission as only standard. HL7 are dedicated to develop wide range of framework in order to exchange, associate, share and use of electronic health data. World's most preferred standard, when it comes to management, clinical trials, transmission and evaluation of health care is HL7
QUESTION: WHAT IS RBS?
Radiology Information System (RIS) is a system that enables the automation of each step in the workflow from the patient appointment scheduling to reporting. Previous reports of the patient can be accessed through the RIS system as well.
QUESTION: WHAT IS TELERADIOLOGY ?
Teleradiology means transmitting or streaming of a radiographic image to a different place through the Internet in order to reporting or second opinion.
QUESTION: WHAT IS THE MEDICAL IMAGING?
The images in DICOM format, which derives from medical devices is processed and made ready for presentation by the dedicated software.
QUESTION: WHAT İS CD / DVD ROBOT ?
It describes the device that is used to burn CD/DVD automatically. Burned CD/DVD includes medical images and reports.
