Solution

This solution provides the Trust with a common platform for the storage and management of DICOM image data using the SynApps VNA and ECM platforms. The programme of work has encompassed a Radiology DICOM migration, which was tasked with the migration of 22TB of DICOM images from the trusts existing Sectra PACS system to the VNA platform.  It also included a Cardiology DICOM migration, which integrated the Trust’s existing GE and Philips Echo Ultrasound modalities with the VNA for the ongoing archiving of new Cardiology study data; as well as an Obstetric DICOM migration from the Trust’s existing Astraia PACS solution to provide a long-term archive for this data.

Project Success

The VNA allows the trusts Sectra Radiology PACS solution to retrieve data on demand from the VNA. A zero-footprint web-based patient viewer was provided with the VNA to provide a timeline view of all Dicom data in the VNA. This viewer is used by the Cardiology department to view historical studies since they currently do not have a dedicated PACS solution.