RSNA 2012 - RadSnap - A Free iPhone Application for Cloud Based Consultation Between Referring Physicians and Radiologists(LL-INE1245)

Interesting poster at RSNA of a iPhone application for Cloud Based Consultation. It is freely available from the appstores.

RadSnap - A Free iPhone Application for Cloud Based Consultation Between Referring Physicians and Radiologists

Roland Talanow, MD,PhD

PURPOSE/AIM

Referring physicians are often in a situation where they need a quick professional consultation for images at hand. Also radiologists in poor areas of this world may have not the expensive equipment to exchange studies with professionals. A solution is desired where radiologists or referring physicians who are in need for a quick case consultation receive such in a timely manner.

CONTENT ORGANIZATION

We developed an iPhone app that allows sending images of an indeterminate case into a dedicated section of a protected community of over 10.000 Radiology professionals. Case consultations and opinions are usually provided within a few minutes to hours. The program mask is short and intuitive and after taking the picture, it provides several options for a title, short description where a question can be placed and optional case relevant parameters. The user may choose to display their name or stay anonymous. As soon as a peer provides an opinion, the user will be notified via email. The user may also discuss this case with peers in the protected community to get more insight.

SUMMARY

RadSnap is a free clinical tool that allows receiving quickly and easily professional consultations for difficult cases sent via iPhone. This tool helps especially referring physicians and radiologists in areas of the world who cannot afford expensive PACS software.

RSNA 2011 - Pre-meeting Glance at the schedule

During the RSNA, the largest radiology conference in the world running from November 27 to December 2, many sessions will focus on medical imaging informatics. Topics included into the programme are for example:

1. Informatics (Education and Research) in room S403A on Sunday
2. Informatics support for Quantitative Imaging in room E353A on Sunday
3. Advanced Image Analysis in room S401CD on Monday
4. Practical Informatics for the Practicing Radiologist: Part One in room S501ABC on Monday
5. Decoding the Alphabet Soup (IHE, MIRC, RADLEX, Reporting): Worldwind Tour on RSNA Informatics Projects in room S401AB on Monday
6. Standardized Terminology in Radiology: Applications and New Developments in room S403A on Tuesday
7. Virtualization and remote rendering for Medical Imaging in room E263 on Friday

Besides these scientific sessions, the technical exhibit includes virtually all major players in the field of Medical Imaging Informatics and in many cases the RSNA is used to launch and introduce new developments.

I will be attending RSNA and use this blog during the meeting to report on the scientific sessions I attend and to share news from the technical exhibit.

Health Informatics Congress 2012

BCS and The Chartered Institute for IT have announced the dates of next year's Health Informatics Congress (HC2012), which will be held at the Business Design Centre in London, England.

The conference, which will run from May 2-3, will feature a range of high profile speakers from across the globe, who will discuss the latest developments in health informatics.