BIOMEDICAL

Type of Work	Item	Explanation	Documentation
R&D	Patient folder information	This research would examine the benefits of using HDF5 for managing patient data, as well as marketing opportunities. An example of this is the use of HDF Vsets by Massachusetts General Hospital to store patient folder information, including sonograms, X-ray images, and patient data. It may involve mapping the ACR-NEMA schema to HDF5, and a comparison between DICOM and HDF5. The application needs to store a variety of data, and data types may evolve over time. It needs to support metadata queries, interchange among many different formats, and exchange with non-local providers. Quality, data preservation, ease of use, and tool support are all important. Ultimately could include a High-level Medical Records (MR) API (This would not be the Medical Records application but an HL MR API that might serve as a foundation.)

Type of Work

Research & Development

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Item

Patient folder information

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Explanation

This research would examine the benefits of using HDF5 for managing patient data, as well as marketing opportunities. An example of this is the use of HDF Vsets by Massachusetts General Hospital to store patient folder information, including sonograms, X-ray images, and patient data. It may involve mapping the ACR-NEMA schema to HDF5, and a comparison between DICOM and HDF5. The application needs to store a variety of data, and data types may evolve over time. It needs to support metadata queries, interchange among many different formats, and exchange with non-local providers. Quality, data preservation, ease of use, and tool support are all important. Ultimately could include a High-level Medical Records (MR) API (This would not be the Medical Records application but an HL MR API that might serve as a foundation.)

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Documentation

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