RAD Technical Framework webpage

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Current Technical Framework - Revision 9.0
June 19, 2008
Copyright © 2008: IHE
Pre-Final Text Version

• Vol. 1 (RAD TF-1): Integration Profiles
• Vol. 2 (RAD TF-2): Transactions
• Vol. 3 (RAD TF-3): Transactions continued
• Vol. 4 (RAD TF-4): National Extensions

Seventeen IHE Radiology Integration Profiles are specified as Final Text in Version 9.0 (RAD-TF V9.0):

• Scheduled Workflow (SWF)
• Patient Information Reconciliation (PIR)
• Post-Processing Workflow (PWF)
• Reporting Workflow (RWF)
• Import Reconciliation Workflow (IRWF)
• Mammography Image (MAMMO)
• Evidence Documents (ED)
• Simple Image and Numeric Report (SINR)
• Key Image Note (KIN)
• Consistent Presentation of Images (CPI)
• Presentation of Grouped Procedures (PGP)
• Portable Data for Imaging (PDI)
• Cross-enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging (XDS-I)
• Teaching File and Clinical Trial Export (TCE)
• Access to Radiology Information (ARI)
• Audit Trail and Node Authentication - Radiology Option]
• Charge Posting (CHG)

Brief overviews are available for each of the above Profiles.

Change Proposals
Change Proposals manage modifications to the Radiology Technical Framework

• Approved Change Proposals not yet incorporated
• Approved Change Proposals Incorporated in RAD-TF v9.0 (2008)
• Approved Change Proposals Incorporated in RAD-TF v8.0 (2006-2007)

Supplements for Trial Implementation
Supplements extend the IHE Radiology Technical Framework 4.0 for Trial Implementation.

• Radiation Exposure Management (REM) - Published 2008-07-03
• Mammography Acquisition Workflow (MAWF) - Published 2008-07-03
• Nuclear Medicine Image (NMI) - Revised 2007-05-17
• Image Fusion (FUS) - Published 2006-04-13

Supplements for Public Comment may be found on the IHE Public Comment Page.

Radiology User Handbooks
User handbooks provide advice, examples and considerations for the use of IHE Radiology profiles.

• Radiology User Handbook - Published 2005-06-20
• Mammography User Handbook - Published 2007-03-27
• Departmental Workflow - Published 2004-04-15

Radiology White Papers
White papers scope the need for future profiles.

• Departmental Workflow -

Archive
Past versions of the Technical Framework are not maintained, but are made available for reference.