Enterprise imaging and big data: A review from a medical physics perspective. (March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McCarthy, Nicholas; Dahlan, Adil; Cook, Tessa S.; Hare, Neil O'; Ryan, Marie-Louise; St John, Brendan; Lawlor, Aonghus; Curran, Kathleen M.
• Is Part Of: Physica medica. Volume 83(2021)
• Page Start: 206
• Page End: 220
• Publication Date: 2021-03
• Subjects: Medical physics -- Periodicals; Biophysics -- Periodicals; Biophysics -- Periodicals; Imagerie médicale -- Périodiques; Radiothérapie -- Périodiques; Rayons X -- Sécurité -- Mesures -- Périodiques; Physique -- Périodiques; Médecine -- Périodiques; 610.153
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.04.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1120-1797

Abstract

Highlights: An overview of recent developments in EI in the context of medical physics. A summary of the key aspects and considerations of EI and big data in practice. An examination of the benefits achievable with the implementation of an EI solution. A discussion of key challenges in EI: integration, governance, security and privacy. Abstract: In recent years enterprise imaging (EI) solutions have become a core component of healthcare initiatives, while a simultaneous rise in big data has opened up a number of possibilities in how we can analyze and derive insights from large amounts of medical data. Together they afford us a range of opportunities that can transform healthcare in many fields. This paper provides a review of recent developments in EI and big data in the context of medical physics. It summarizes the key aspects of EI and big data in practice, with discussion and consideration of the steps necessary to implement an EI strategy. It examines the benefits that a healthcare service can achieve through the implementation of an EI solution by looking at it through the lenses of: compliance, improving patient care, maximizing revenue, optimizing workflows, and applications of artificial intelligence that support enterprise imaging. It also addresses some of the key challenges in enterprise imaging, with discussion and examples presented for those in systems integration, governance, and data security and privacy.