Perennity Dicom 3 2795405

PERENNITY DICOM v3.0 New Features & Upgrades (Included in Maintenance Agreements)

General Overview 

Dicom Web Based User Interface

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Improved Report retrieval

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Patient CD output using a Worklist

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New profile’s options 

Advanced encryption

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Any Dicom field criteria

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Better performance

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Settings protected by password

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All components running as Windows services

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New languages

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Watchdog

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Perennity Automated Dicom Uploader

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DICOM Viewers (PC & MAC now included in Level 2 & 3)

General Overview 

Dicom Web Based User Interface

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Improved Report retrieval

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Patient CD output using a Worklist

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New profile’s options 

Advanced encryption

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Any Dicom field criteria

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Better performance

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Settings protected by password

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All components running as Windows services

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New languages

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Watchdog

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Perennity Automated Dicom Uploader

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DICOM Viewers (PC & MAC now included in Level 2 & 3)

Dicom Web Based User Interface 

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Runs on Apache Tomcat (minimum resources and very secure) 

No license fee

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Cross platform (Windows, Apple & Linux)

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Compatible with any Web browser (MS Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, …)

Easy to install and use 

Efficient, intuitive interface

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Easy two step installation

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Install Apache Tomcat

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Copy DicomBurner.war file to Tomcat webapps directory

Get connected 

HTTP://server:8080/DicomBurner

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Optimized for Touchscreen application

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No access to the settings On purpose

New Web Interface

Incoming Studies

Query & Retrieve

Display Series

Series Information

Image Display

Improved Report Retrieval 

Enhanced reports support (+ report printing on paper) 

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Various methods exist for report inclusion on the patient CDs 

Not standardized, depends on the PACS implementation

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Custom development may be needed

Additional report retrieval methods 

HTTP : e.g. Agfa (via PACS Broker)

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UNC : e.g. Fuji

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DICOM Query : e.g. Siemens

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GE database query

Alternatively reports can be sent from the PACS as DICOM Structured Reports together with the images

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Automatic report printing to paper

Improved Report Retrieval

Dicom Structured Report (SR) 

Report is displayed in the Dicom viewer along with the Dicom images

Unattended Patient CD Output: more options 

Latency time 

The recording process starts when the latest image has been received per study or per patient 

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Latency time is typically 30Sec. – 5Min.

NEW: Worklist 

Dedicated Perennity Worklist to output Patient CD from RIS 

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Feedback to RIS once CD has been produced 

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The CD will be produced once ALL the studies are completed Based on MPPS

Benefits 

Output of Patient CDs based on scheduled exams

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No latency time involved e.g. an AM US and a PM CT scheduled

Worklist Support

Profiles Criteria's

Criterias 

SCU AET 

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e.g. modality sending the images

SCP AET 

“Virtual” Perennity AET SCP

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e.g. “Emergency”

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Modality(ies)

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Any Dicom tag 

Study information

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Patient information

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Referring physician

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Custom fields 

e.g. Institution, modality manufacturer

Parameters

Advanced encryption 

Password based  

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AES 256 bits 

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Simply insert the CD and enter the password Autorun will then be launched automatically

Fixed price for the encryption option 

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Very secure

No client installation required 

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General password per robot/institution Individual password based on profiles  e.g. Referring/Referral physicians

No royalties or fee per CD

Works only with Rimage systems

Better Performance 

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Benchmark tested with 250,000 studies 

250,000 studies total = 250 studies per day during 5 years !

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Avg study: 3 x 8MB per CR image

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5TB (5,000GB) total data stored

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100MB/s LAN

< 1 sec. response time per study !

Password Controlled Settings 

Settings changes are logged

Windows Services 

All components are running as Windows Services  

Better performance The Dicom Burner application does not need to be launched

Dicom Viewers 

Now included at no cost with Levels 2 & 3 

IQ View Lite (v. 2.6) 

Major functionalities compared to higher priced viewers

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Interface relooking

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Configurable toolbar 

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Display icons for tools used most often

Display of DICOM Structured Reports on CD

Osirix MAC Viewer included  – leading viewer for MAC world

New languages 

Chinese, Dutch & Brazilian Portuguese

Watchdog 

Improves continuity 

Watch Rimage, MySQL & Perennity Windows Services 

Try to restart if stopped

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Email notification in case of an issue

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Backup of main files

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Database

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Configuration files

Clean up garbage files 

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e.g. Rimage system folder

Available as a free add-on

Perennity Automated Dicom Uploader 

Automated upload of Dicom CDs 

Patient CD or archive discs containing Dicom images

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Fully unattended upload integrated with Rimage’s unique “Bulk Read” feature. This is

the only robotic system available with this feature! 

Data reconciliation 

Patient data reconciliation 

ID, name, birth date and sex

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Lookup in Perennity database, existing PACS (C-Find) or worklist

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Dicom images are updated accordingly prior to be uploaded to the PACS

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Data can be edited manually as well

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Works with any PACS system

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Does not require Perennity Dicom edition

Perennity Dicom Uploader

CD being read

New licensing Best Value

Level 1A

Level 1B

Level 2

Level 3

Enhanced Patient CD

Enhanced Patient CD

Archive

Archive

Archive + HL7

Patient CD

Dicom Store

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Web based management

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Keep images for archiving

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Option

Option

Yes

Yes

Osirix

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Off-line archive mode

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Multilingual

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dicom Structured Report (HTML)

No

No

Yes

Yes

Query/Retrieve from PACS

No

No

Yes

Yes

Perennity as Query/Retrieve SCP

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bypass (no patient CD)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dicom Structured Report (HL7)

No

No

No

Yes

Worklist

No

No

Yes

Yes

IQ-View Lite

Perennity Dicom Custom Branding Program 

Allows to sell to existing ISVs having developed a PACS and looking for a proven & reliable CD output

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Helps ISVs to switch from Network Publisger to Rimage XML API

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Specially priced bundles with 3 or 5 yrs of “Worry Free” Software

Maintenance 

Requirements: 

Minimum 20 licenses per year

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First order of one quarter activity

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60 days payment term

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Back margin per quarter

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Help About (Dicom Burner) 

The web site must provides the same options than the Perennity web site (e.g. Download links)

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Web sites

Copyright

Windows Services

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User Interface

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Settings (Dicom Burner)

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Perennity & IQ-View logos

Miscellaneous 

Custom branding of all documentation & packaging: 

DVD box with installation CD

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Layout of installation CD

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User manual

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Quick installation guide