Rad Plan Minutes 2008-09-03

Attendees

• David Clunie
• Kevin O'Donnell
• John Paganini
• Paul Seifert
• Niki Wirsz

• Joan
• Nichole
• Chris

Minutes

• Add detailed dates to 2008-2009 development timeline

• Action Item: Reissue call for Brief Profile Proposals with due date of Sept. 15

• Reviewed Brief Profile Proposals submitted this far

• Basic Image Review

• Addresses demands for standardized baseline viewer by AMA, AANS, ACR, etc.
• Dovetails with PDI to allow access to images for referring physicians
• Profile would set baseline functional criteria and set some broad parameters for user interface
• Physician groups may still persist in seeking development of a mandatory baseline viewer
• Profile development challenge will be organizing participants and gaining satisfactory consensus (while avoiding "buttonology")
• Goal is to have event to evaluate viewers at AANS meeting in April
• Initial Small to medium proposal
• David Clunie volunteers to help draft supplement

• PDI Extensions

• Expands PDI to address other kinds of media--removable USB media and DVD
• Low to medium effort: may be set of CPs to PDI or new version of profile

• XDS-I Using XDS.b Technology

• Upgrading the technology for publishing and retrieving manifest to XDS.b
• DICOM WG10 is now working on Web services-based transfer protocols to be published in 2009
• Intent would be to replace the transfer protocol sections of profile when the new DICOM Web services become available
• Question is whether security details ought to be included/referenced; eg, is XUA available for prime time
• Medium to large piece of work; definitely a major profile

• Enhanced DICOM Image

• Enables interoperability of applications at a higher level; see 5 use cases defined
• IHE might specify display behavior that makes use of the new objects
• Important to get domain experts, including workstation vendors
• Medium-sized piece of work

• Missing Brief Proposals

• SWFII

• Chris Lindop may assume that the updated profile has a slot
• Chris Carr will solicit a proposal from him for review

• Radiology Reporting

• Chris Carr will

• Mammography Rad-Tech Communication

Radiology Planning Committee