The Challenge of Traditional PACS Solution
Current medical imaging systems approach the management of digital images through a "brute force" solution. These systems are built on the assumption that the complete study has to be delivered to the user before viewing and attempts to use dedicated high-end networks, complex pre-fetching and routing algorithms and expensive workstations to deliver massive amounts of data.
Just-in-Time Delivery
In contrast, iSyntax is based on mathematical representations of images called wavelets, which enable the on-demand delivery of image data. As a result, users receive instant access to as much imaging data as they require. This advanced technology delivers full-fidelity medical images over existing hospital networks, making large infrastructure upgrades unnecessary.
A New Paradigm for Image Distribution
Despite the evolution of Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS), workflow management in radiology is still largely based on moving around bits of paper.
Philips' paperless worklist integrates with your pre-existing RIS/HIS systems. This provides the appropriate workflow information directly to:
- Radiologists: work-to-do lists and Order/Protocol
- Technologists: scheduled exam list for modalities
- Referring Physicians: a view of their patients
- Critical Care Areas: ICU/ER/OR and patient ward-specific worklists
Philips' unique workflow model intelligently manages multiple patient ID's for a single patient across an integrated health system with multiple RIS/HIS.
iSyntax provides real-time access between modalities, PACS, and the RIS. Delivering truly integrated data necessary in a clinical setting, iSite PACS utilizes a single database eliminating archaic pre-fetching and auto-routing schema. Faulty interfaces, corrupted data, and exceptions handling no longer require extra effort to ensure PACS and RIS databases are synchronized. The iSite PACS solution makes good on the promise of "images and appropriate information anytime, anywhere."
Philips' iSyntax technology balances the workload across the entire network system. The server delivers just the required amount of data to utilize the client PC image display.
An iSyntax technology wavelet encodes the original image to create a lossless, flexible representation of the image data. The image is full-resolution and full-fidelity.
The network bandwidth is maximized for meeting the needs of the user. Additional data is delivered just-in-time from the server to provide full-resolution, diagnostic-quality images.
Users can navigate complex multi- megabyte, multi-slice data sets effortlessly. Optimum data is sent based on the speed desired by the viewer, server load, network load and client PC capability. There is no more mathematically efficient way to distribute images.
iSyntax Technology White Papers
Be sure to read our developers' technical white papers for detailed information on Philips' cutting-edge technology.
Analysis of potential savings to institutions using the Philips system (PDF, 67K, 11/1/99)
An in-depth description of the logic and formulae employed to determine distribution costs.
iSyntax: A Flexible Representation for Image Data (PDF, 241K)
How iSyntax (DTS) addresses Internet Web bandwidth and Intranet based thin/thick client issues.
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