Mobile Dicom (.dcm file) viewer is the next big thing as per as radiologists from TeleradiologyHub. Mobile view of CT or MRI or X-ray images can make a lot of impact on today's teleradiology practice. It promises to aid and help Radiologist, Doctors, Second Opinion Seekers and diagnostic facilities. Particularly, time schedule can be positively improved to accommodate emergency cases or complex cases on priority basis for reporting. It is still a rare possibility to report the MRI/CT/X-ray scans from mobile depending on the pixel quality rendered on mobile.
TeleradiologyHub has studied the gains of mobile view in their work-flow. With a cloud based Dicom (.dcm file) viewer, it is practically easy for radiologists to collaborate on the complex cases with case-wise time adjustments. If there is panel reporting, most radiologists can do conf. (24x7) phone call to list the findings of particular MRI or CT or X-Ray study irrespective of their location. Even Juniors can learn from Seniors to great extent with the open work scope.
There are various reasons why viewing MRI or CT or Xray scans on the mobile is interesting for the radiologist community. Firstly, they can increase productivity. They can quickly see through the images on their mobile rendered by cloud PACS, however busy they are. They prepare a schedule for case study and reporting by allotting better time to emergency or complex cases than normal ones. Mobile View can be equated with Accountant. Like financial accounting helps the business to enumerate or predict the revenues and costs, the mobile view in radiology can help the concerned radiologist to take qualitative guesses in terms of timing-.when and how to report a particular case. It also plans for better help from fellow seniors.
Secondly, it becomes easier for any diagnostic facility to qualify the complicated cases not just in the console-room but from anywhere. They can easily collaborate with a number of radiologists including senior radiologists or sub-specialists. This is a small technology shift but such viewing flexibility offers immense help. It can cut down the TAT (Turn Around Time) tremendously by increasing the quality of complex cases. All can see the images together on mobile and take a call in sync.
Thirdly, the 'mobile view of CT or MRI or Xray' is a boon for local physicians who can see the images along with the reports done by radiologists. The mobile view proves an asset for patients as it is quite possible to save the image history on mobile instead of carrying physical films in hands or store them in cupboards. The patients can easily provide the link of the stored images on (saved) Cloud PACS to family doctors or knowledgeable friends where they can see the images on Mobile Viewer.
There is little alertness required. The study or reporting on mobile view is not possible today but as technology is going ahead, the collaborative open source projects (TeleradiologyHub core radiologists associated with) opens up great possibility. This opporutnity is still be explored in right quality and quantity in radiodiagnosis. more people are working for it. Lets not forget time is the most precious resource in healthcare.
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