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One of the best aspects of using a DICOM web viewer is how it provides the immediate nature of the Internet at our fingertips.

No matter what field we are thinking of, it makes sense that we need the right tools in order to get the job done efficiently. If we are a dancer, we need tap shoes. A carpenter needs the right hammer and saw to complete the job. So, too, does a medical office need the appropriate equipment to function at full capacity. One of the best pieces of hardware we can add to wer office is a DICOM web viewer. This is used in conjunction with pacs software, or as part of a ris/pacs system, and the dicom viewer allows us to see, send and receive digital medical images on our screen, as well as archive them. Having a fleet of dicom viewers throughout wer medical facility will help to improve workflow tremendously.

The dicom reader allows us to see medical digital images, which can include multi-slice CT images, ultrasounds , mammograms , MRIs , x-rays , dental images, veterinary images and others, from any Dicom modality instantly when we retrieve them from our digital archive, or receive them over a secure online transmission line. There is no more waiting for patient images to be mailed or delivered to wer office, because that turnaround time has been eliminated through the use of dicom viewers and digital imaging. Consultation and collaboration in real time are much more easily possible when all medical personnel involved in a patient's care each utilize a dicom viewer. The use of digital imaging and a dicom viewer leads to a much improved turnaround time on patient diagnoses, which also improves patient care.

Documents can also be read on a dicom reader. This speeds up retrieval times, because we can bring up both patient digital images as well as records on our DICOM web viewer. By using a dicom reader, we also have immediate access to important information including the date the images were taken and where, along with patient identification, thus reducing the chances of mixing up patient records tremendously. A great deal of time and expense can also be saved when we use a dicom viewer and pacs software for digital image archiving. In order to meet HIPPA standards, patient medical images must be stored for seven to ten years. With hard copy images, this means a lot of money spent on storage space and personnel for filing, retrieval and maintenance of those files. Now, we can archive thousands of patient images in a server that will take up less space than wer desk, and retrieve any image when want immediately to view on our DICOM web viewer. Offsite archiving is also much easier and less costly to accomplish when using pacs software with a dicom reader. For all of these reasons, our office will experience a more effective workflow when we utilize the power of a DICOM web viewer.

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