Information Model for Radiology Performance Indicators based on DICOM

Milton Santos, Luis Bastião, Alexandra Queirós, Augusto Silva, Nelson Fernando Pacheco da Rocha

2015

Abstract

The paper presents the information model of the DICOM - Radiology Performance Indicator (DICOMRPI). This model can be used to aggregate information related to the characterization of medical imaging health care services, namely information incorporated in the studies according to the format of the Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine (DICOM). The model comprises several components including the ones required to define the context of medical imaging health care services (e.g. the entities involved) and the context of use of the indicator (e.g. Quality Dimensions). For the validation of the proposed information model 51,277 Digital Radiography (DX) studies performed on 27,559 patients from a single health care facility were considered. The results of this validation within the scope of DX modality make possible to anticipate the DICOM-RPI relevance in other imaging modalities and its contribution for comprehensive analysis of medical imaging health care services.

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Santos M., Bastião L., Queirós A., Silva A. and Pacheco da Rocha N. (2015). Information Model for Radiology Performance Indicators based on DICOM . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2015) ISBN 978-989-758-068-0, pages 182-190. DOI: 10.5220/0005286201820190


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@conference{healthinf15,
author={Milton Santos and Luis Bastião and Alexandra Queirós and Augusto Silva and Nelson Fernando Pacheco da Rocha},
title={Information Model for Radiology Performance Indicators based on DICOM},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2015)},
year={2015},
pages={182-190},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005286201820190},
isbn={978-989-758-068-0},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2015)
TI - Information Model for Radiology Performance Indicators based on DICOM
SN - 978-989-758-068-0
AU - Santos M.
AU - Bastião L.
AU - Queirós A.
AU - Silva A.
AU - Pacheco da Rocha N.
PY - 2015
SP - 182
EP - 190
DO - 10.5220/0005286201820190