OVERVIEW

Informatics in Medical Imaging is organized by eRADIMAGING.

Release Date: 02/16/2023
Expiration Date: 03/01/2029

Course Description:
The acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of healthcare information, termed health informatics, has become commonplace in medical facilities. Imaging informatics combines health informatics with medical imaging techniques to provide optimized patient care. It is important for radiologic technologists (RTs) to understand the equipment used in the medical imaging department, how it works, and how it can be interfaced with informatics throughout the medical facility, like electronic medical records (EMRs) to improve the patient care experience and the RT's workflow. Image management systems and standards are also important to understand ensuring the technology available is used to its highest potential and to minimize the likelihood of error. The most recent introduction to health informatics is artificial intelligence, and its role in medical imaging has the potential to provide the detection and diagnosis of abnormalities and cancer, predict prognosis and treatment plans, and even improve the day-to-day operations of the department from scheduling staff and patients to communicating with patients and referring physicians. This course discusses these topics and provides an overview of imaging informatics and how it can affect the future of the imaging department.

Learning Objectives:
After reviewing this course, the participant should be able to:

DEFINE informatics and recognize key terminology.
EXPLAIN how storage and archive technology is used in medical imaging informatics.
CATEGORIZE common hardware and software components of medical imaging informatics systems.
RESTATE the image management component of medical imaging informatics, including information systems, medical imaging standards, and downtime procedures.
EXPLAIN how artificial intelligence is being used in medical imaging informatics for workflow, analytics, data mining, and radiomics.