System Design and Implementation of a National Image Registry for Orthopaedic Oncology Image Management, Research and Teaching

Orthopaedic oncology is highly dependent on imaging studies to diagnose and treat patients. However, many types of bone tumors are rare creating a lack of teaching and research cases. We have developed a system to locally document and nationally register electronic images for teaching and research on bone tumors. The system minimizes storage requirements and maintains confidentiality using a unique approach. This paper demonstrates the system design and current implementation.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/46052/1/10796_2004_Article_5150940.pd