INTEGRITY AND AUTHENTICITY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL IN AN IMAGING EXAMINATION WORKFLOW

Chung-Yueh Lien, Chia-Hung Hsiao, Tsung-Lung Yang, Tsair Kao

2010

Abstract

In this paper, we evaluated the implementation of a digital signature for medical imaging quality assurance and control (QA/C) by a technician in accordance with the Digital Image and Communication in Medicine (DICOM). After QA/C, a set of DICOM images were collected into a DICOM Key Object Selection (KOS) document with digital signatures. The digital signature was implemented by RSA public-key cryptography combined with a public-key health certificate and health professional card (HPC) to digitally sign a series of DICOM images. Our method includes the DICOM Modality Performed Procedure Steps (MPPS) mechanism that assures the image transmission completeness and accuracy in an image examination workflow. The results show that the method is more efficient and requires less loading time to create the technician’s signature in an imaging examination workflow.

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Lien C., Hsiao C., Yang T. and Kao T. (2010). INTEGRITY AND AUTHENTICITY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL IN AN IMAGING EXAMINATION WORKFLOW . In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2010) ISBN 978-989-674-016-0, pages 155-158. DOI: 10.5220/0002689501550158


in Bibtex Style

@conference{healthinf10,
author={Chung-Yueh Lien and Chia-Hung Hsiao and Tsung-Lung Yang and Tsair Kao},
title={INTEGRITY AND AUTHENTICITY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL IN AN IMAGING EXAMINATION WORKFLOW},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={155-158},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002689501550158},
isbn={978-989-674-016-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Health Informatics - Volume 1: HEALTHINF, (BIOSTEC 2010)
TI - INTEGRITY AND AUTHENTICITY OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL IN AN IMAGING EXAMINATION WORKFLOW
SN - 978-989-674-016-0
AU - Lien C.
AU - Hsiao C.
AU - Yang T.
AU - Kao T.
PY - 2010
SP - 155
EP - 158
DO - 10.5220/0002689501550158