1. Introduction to SCAR 99: The 16th Symposium for Computer Applications in Radiology: “PACS: Performance Improvement in Radiology”

   • Byrn Williamson
   • Nicholas Hangiandreou
   • Steve Langer

   EditorialNotes Pages: 1 - 1

2. SCAR 99 Program Committee

   Announcement Pages: 2 - 2

3. Finding-specific display presets for computed radiography soft-copy reading

   • Katherine P. Andriole
   • Robert G. Gould
   • W. Richard Webb

   Session I: Digital Imaging and Image Processing Pages: 3 - 5

4. Challenges associated with the incorporation of digital radiography into a picture archival and communication system

   • Eliot L. Siegel
   • Bruce I. Reiner

   Session I: Digital Imaging and Image Processing Pages: 6 - 8

5. Temporomandibular joint pantomography using charge-coupled device, photostimulable phosphor, and film receptors: A comparison

   • Taeko Takemori Farman
   • Allan G. Farman

   Session I: Digital Imaging and Image Processing Pages: 9 - 13

6. A comparison of wavelet and Joint Photographic Experts Group lossy compression methods applied to medical images

   • Tunc A. Iyriboz
   • Matthew J. Zukoski
   • Paul L. Stagg

   Session I: Digital Imaging and Image Processing Pages: 14 - 17

7. Detection of cancerous masses for screening mammography using discrete wavelet transform-based multiresolution Markov random field

   • Lei Zheng
   • Andrew K. Chan
   • J. Steve Liu

   Session I: Digital Imaging and Image Processing Pages: 18 - 23

8. Syntactic analysis and languages of shape feature description in computer-aided diagnosis and recognition of cancerous and inflammatory lesions of organs in selected X-ray images

   • Marek R. Ogiela
   • Ryszard Tadeusiewicz

   Session I: Digital Imaging and Image Processing Pages: 24 - 27

9. Process reengineering: The role of a planning methodology and picture archiving and communications system team building

   • John A. Carrino
   • Paul J. Unkel
   • Thomas G. Johnson

   Session II: Radiology Reengineering: The Team, Planning and Implementation Pages: 28 - 31

10. Electronic imaging and clinical implementation: Work group approach at Mayo Clinic, Rochester

    • Bernard F. King
    • B. J. Erickson
    • D. A. Owen

    Session II: Radiology Reengineering: The Team, Planning and Implementation Pages: 32 - 36

11. The importance of a picture archiving and communications system (PACS) manager for large-scale PACS installations

    • Leann C. Beird

    Session II: Radiology Reengineering: The Team, Planning and Implementation Pages: 37 - 37

12. Care and feeding of a staff for filmless radiology

    • Bonnie Mensch
    • Rosemary Honea
    • Michael Orand

    Session II: Radiology Reengineering: The Team, Planning and Implementation Pages: 38 - 40

13. The process of converting to a near filmless operation at the University of Utah, Department of Radiology

    • Mary Freeh
    • Donald Baune

    Session II: Radiology Reengineering: The Team, Planning and Implementation Pages: 41 - 46

14. Crossing the digital divide—Moving from film to filmless radiology

    • William G. Jones

    Session II: Radiology Reengineering: The Team, Planning and Implementation Pages: 47 - 49

15. Maintaining continuity of clinical operations while implementing large-scale filmless operations

    • Rosemary Honea
    • Bonnie Mensch

    Session II: Radiology Reengineering: The Team, Planning and Implementation Pages: 50 - 53

16. Photostimulable storage phosphor image acquisition: Evaluation of three commercially available state-of-the-art systems

    • Jonathan E. Tucker
    • Maricela Contreras
    • Rashmikant B. Shah

    Session III: Radiology Reengineering in the Military Pages: 54 - 58

17. Reengineering the picture archiving and communication system (PACS) process for digital imaging networks PACS

    • Maria C. Horton
    • Thomas E. Lewis
    • Thomas V. Kinsey

    Session III: Radiology Reengineering in the Military Pages: 59 - 61

18. Technology Assessment and Requirements Analysis: A process to facilitate decision making in picture archiving and communications system implementation

    • Martin G. Radvany
    • Anna K. Chacko
    • Gregory W. Grazdan

    Session III: Radiology Reengineering in the Military Pages: 62 - 63

19. Parlaying digital imaging and communications in medicine and open architecture to our advantage: The new Department of Defense picture archiving and communications system

    • Michael A. Cawthon

    Session III: Radiology Reengineering in the Military Pages: 64 - 66

20. The philosophy of change and adaptation of radiology to the information age

    • Anna Chacko
    • Jay Cook
    • Harold L. Timbloe

    Session III: Radiology Reengineering in the Military Pages: 67 - 70

21. The strategic and operational characteristics of a distributed phased archive for a multivendor incremental implementation of picture archiving and communications systems

    • Edward M. Smith
    • John Wandtke
    • Arvin Robinson

    Session IV: Picture Archiving and Communications Systems: Archives and Networks Pages: 71 - 74

22. Migration from hierarchal storage management to ASM^TM storage server: A case study

    • Donald Baune
    • Geoffrey Bookman

    Session IV: Picture Archiving and Communications Systems: Archives and Networks Pages: 75 - 77

23. Enhancing availability of the electronic image record for patients and caregivers during follow-up care

    • Amit Mehta
    • Keith Dreyer
    • James Thrall

    Session IV: Picture Archiving and Communications Systems: Archives and Networks Pages: 78 - 80

24. Content-based image retrieval in picture archiving and communications systems

    • Hairong Qi
    • Wesley E. Snyder

    Session IV: Picture Archiving and Communications Systems: Archives and Networks Pages: 81 - 83

25. Practical considerations for picture archiving and communications systems over the enterprise network

    • M. Terry Miller
    • Chris McLaurin

    Session IV: Picture Archiving and Communications Systems: Archives and Networks Pages: 84 - 87

26. Establishing radiologic image transmission via a transmission control protocol/internet protocol network between two teaching hospitals in Houston

    • Bill Shepherd

    Session IV: Picture Archiving and Communications Systems: Archives and Networks Pages: 88 - 90

27. Interfacing the radiology information system to the modality: An integrated approach

    • Harry T. Garland
    • Brian J. Cavanaugh
    • Joseph Veprauskas

    Session V: Information System Integration Pages: 91 - 92

28. A generic Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine solution for a bidirectional interface between the modality and the radiology information system

    • Edward M. Smith
    • Joshua D. Ruffel
    • Michael Fisher

    Session V: Information System Integration Pages: 93 - 95

29. Bridging the gap: Linking a legacy hospital information system with a filmless radiology picture archiving and communications system within a nonhomogeneous environment

    • R. K. Rubin
    • C. J. Henri
    • R. D. Cox

    Session V: Information System Integration Pages: 96 - 98

30. Sophisticated hospital information system/radiology information system/picture archiving and communications system (PACS) integration in a large-scale traumatology PACS

    • Siegfried Peer
    • Raimund Vogl
    • Werner Jaschke

    Session V: Information System Integration Pages: 99 - 102

31. Implementation and evaluation of workflow based on hospital information system/radiology information system/picture archiving and communications system

    • Masakazu Osada
    • Eitaro Nishihara

    Session V: Information System Integration Pages: 103 - 105

32. A picture archiving and communications system featuring multiple monitors using Windows98

    • Randy Ernst
    • Vinh T. Le
    • Carl M. Sandler

    Session VI: Image Display Workstations and Applications Pages: 106 - 108

33. Seamless multiresolution display of portable wavelet-compressed images

    • Michael E. Hovanes
    • John R. Grizz Deal
    • Alan H. Rowberg

    Session VI: Image Display Workstations and Applications Pages: 109 - 111

34. Web-based viewing of picture archiving and communications systems images—Part I: Optimal personal computer configuration

    • W. F. Bennett
    • D. G. Spigos
    • M. A. Augustyn

    Session VI: Image Display Workstations and Applications Pages: 112 - 115

35. Web-based viewing of picture archiving and communications systems images—Part II: The effect of compression on speed of transmission

    • W. F. Bennett
    • D. G. Spigos
    • M. A. Augustyn

    Session VI: Image Display Workstations and Applications Pages: 116 - 118

36. The clinical display of radiologic information as an interactive multimedia report

    • Krisellen Maloney
    • Clare T. Hamlet

    Session VI: Image Display Workstations and Applications Pages: 119 - 121

37. Using commercially available off-the-shelf software and hardware to develop an intranet-based hypertext markup language teaching file

    • Gary J. Wendt

    Session VI: Image Display Workstations and Applications Pages: 122 - 123

38. Mammo web continuing medical education (CME): A web-based breast imaging CME program

    • Thorsten L. Krebs
    • Wendie A. Berg
    • Eliot L. Siegel

    Session VI: Image Display Workstations and Applications Pages: 124 - 126

39. Clinical services assessment and reengineering: Lessons learned

    • David K. Lyche
    • Ronald R. Richardson
    • Gary S. Norton

    Session VII: Radiology Reengineering in the Healthcare Enterprise Pages: 127 - 129

40. New picture archiving and communications system plus new facility equals critical path planning challenge

    • Paul E. Brye
    • Ramesh Loharikar
    • Eugene Duda

    Session VII: Radiology Reengineering in the Healthcare Enterprise Pages: 130 - 133

41. Branching out with filmless radiology

    • Rene Carbajal
    • Rosemary Honea

    Session VII: Radiology Reengineering in the Healthcare Enterprise Pages: 134 - 136

42. Radiologist-patient interactions: Implications for picture archiving and communications systems and teleradiology

    • Eric E. Williamson
    • Byrn Williamson

    Session VII: Radiology Reengineering in the Healthcare Enterprise Pages: 137 - 138

43. Teleradiology in the operating room of the future

    • Keyvan Farahani
    • Daniel J. Valentino
    • Osman Ratib

    Session VII: Radiology Reengineering in the Healthcare Enterprise Pages: 139 - 140

44. Experience measuring performance improvement in multiphase picture archiving and communications systems implementations

    • Gary Reed
    • Deborah Hobe Reed

    Session VIII: Evaluating the Reengineering Effort Pages: 141 - 143

45. Integration, acceptance testing, and clinical operation of the Medical Information, Communication and Archive System, phase II

    • Edward M. Smith
    • John Wandtke
    • Arvin Robinson

    Session VIII: Evaluating the Reengineering Effort Pages: 144 - 147

46. Impact of electronic imaging on clinician behavior in the urgent care setting

    • Christopher W. T. Mattern
    • Bradley J. Erickson
    • Trice W. Okryznski

    Session VIII: Evaluating the Reengineering Effort Pages: 148 - 151

47. Evaluating the impact of workstation usage on radiology report times in the initial 6 months following installation

    • Eric P. Tamm
    • Bharat Raval
    • Richard Holmes

    Session VIII: Evaluating the Reengineering Effort Pages: 152 - 154

48. Electronic imaging impact on image and report turnaround times

    • Christopher W. T. Mattern
    • Bernard F. King
    • Glenn S. Forbes

    Session VIII: Evaluating the Reengineering Effort Pages: 155 - 159

49. Integrated diagnostic workstation

    • Candice K. Bergsneider
    • David Piraino
    • Doreen Dackiewicz

    Session VIII: Evaluating the Reengineering Effort Pages: 160 - 162

50. Acceptance testing of integrated picture archiving and communications systems

    • Thomas E. Lewis
    • Maria C. Horton
    • Philip D. Shelton

    Session VIII: Evaluating the Reengineering Effort Pages: 163 - 165