Usage of Magneto-Optical Disks in Medical Information Filing System

Author

Ohyama, N.

Author_Institution

Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Volume

9

Issue

3

fYear

1994

Firstpage

104

Lastpage

110

Abstract

Optical disks are widely used in medicine, mainly for image archival purposes. Most of those currently in use are WORM (Write-Once, Read-Many) type disks. Magneto-optical disks (MODS) have been developed, and 130-mm type disks are already commercially available. Because of the flexibility of MODs, IS&C (Image Save and Carry) system using MODs instead of WORM was proposed in 1989, and standardization has been completed with the support of Japanese government ministries. This paper reviews the IS&C system and explains the requirements for filing systems in medicine. Medical file systems must have a file protection mechanism in addition to one that users can control. Such a mechanism was designed exclusively for medical IS&C systems, and its concept is explained. This paper concludes by suggesting possibilities for objectification of medical data, a long-desired goal.

Keywords

Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Computer worms; High speed optical techniques; Hospitals; Magnetic resonance imaging; Optical communication equipment; Optical films; Picture archiving and communication systems; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics in Japan, IEEE Translation Journal on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0882-4959

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TJMJ.1994.4565866

Filename

4565866