Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Technology for Masses – PACS on WWW

“Problem diagnosed correctly is precursor to getting the right treatment/cure/solution”

Statement holds ground in every aspect. It is a matter of life and death when a disease has to be confronted i.e. to be correctly diagnosed.

We often come across situations “if only we had diagnosed it earlier, the situation would have been in our control”.

Scarcity of Experts seems the reason for this. But with technology innovation we have options. “Enabling Virtual Presence of Experts

Medical Imaging is the eyes of Doctor. Radiology labs can take these images. Interpretation and Diagnosis is where the experts move into the scenario. These images should be accessible to the experts.

World Wide Web (WWW) is the global infrastructure which can enable this accessibility. So these images should be accessible on any device which can connect to the www – Mobile, Tablet PC, Laptops, Desktops ……

PACS (Picture archiving and communication system) on World Wide Web is ready to Bridge the Expertise Scarcity Gap.

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