Title :
A new token ring archival system for MRI and CT
Author :
Morin, R.L. ; Gehring, D.G. ; Salutz, J. ; Forbes, G.S.
Author_Institution :
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Abstract :
The authors briefly evaluate the performance and utility of a network and archival system in a clinical environment. The system utilizes a token ring configuration with optical image storage and network interface by means of a microcomputer to a 1.5-T magnetic resonance imaging system. Transfer rates from the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to the interface of approximately 130 kb/s are reported. The configuration is expandable and can accommodate equipment from different vendors and different imaging modalities
Keywords :
PACS; biomedical NMR; computerised tomography; medical diagnostic computing; microcomputer applications; 1.5 T; clinical environment; microcomputer; network; optical image storage; token ring archival system; transfer rate; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Computed tomography; Design optimization; Drives; Engineering in medicine and biology; Ethernet networks; Magnetic resonance imaging; Optical network units; Token networks;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95982
