| Universal Viewer
INTRODUCTION With the introduction of Universal Viewer, GE Healthcare delivers a powerful unified workspace for radiologists and clinicians, bringing together current capabilities with innovative differentiators that help drive optimal performance through connected, intelligent workflows. Universal Viewer is a unified web-based viewer that focuses on improving productivity and enhancing patient care by delivering new innovative applications and technologies including: • Intelligent productivity tools, including smart hanging protocols • Advanced Visualization applications, including oncology • Breast Imaging Workflow, including screening and diagnostic capabilities • A common, streamlined, ergonomic user interface • Access anywhere1, web based, zero footprint and web client access Universal Viewer intuitively brings together 3D postprocessing, breast imaging tools, and enterprise-wide access on a single desktop with a choice of web-based and zero footprint configurations. Unlike disparate PACS and 3D systems, Universal Viewer increases efficiency by simplifying information access with a single image repository across 2D and 3D studies, enabling holistic oncology and other specialty workflows, with easy access to prior exams. Over 3,000 organizations trust Centricity* imaging solutions because GE Healthcare delivers high quality service, reliability, and technology innovation that allow providers to lower cost of ownership today and prepare for the challenges of the future. |
The new “Lights Out” feature is a great addition for enhanced viewing in dark rooms. The soft grey and blue color palettes draw the eye into the GUI and soften the transition from icons to text, and other GUI boundaries. A new zero footprint (ZFP) viewer delivers clinicians easy access to images and reports when connected with an EMR or GE’s Centricity Enterprise Archive. The ZFP has the added advantages of zero installation, with no download of any software and zero administrative rights required on the end user’s device. Universal Viewer allows a radiologist or clinician to perform the review, manipulation and diagnostic interpretation of images and other information generated by acquisition equipment. Since Images can be stored in a number of systems within your enterprise, Universal Viewer can access data stored in GE Healthcare’s Centricity PACS or Centricity PACS-IW systems, as well as Centricity Enterprise Archive. Universal Viewer can display DICOM and non-DICOM images generated by other PACS or DICOM sources. These images may originate from other PACS systems, a CD import, or a DICOM send from another PACS system. Multiple users can remotely access the images from compatible network computers. Centricity PACS and Centricity PACS-IW with Universal Viewer puts clinical insight within reach to help care teams deliver patient results efficiently. |
| ADVANCED VISUALIZATION Universal Viewer provides a seamless user experience for advanced visualization. It offers a single source for postprocessing applications for MIP/MPR, PET-CT, vessel analysis and auto-bone removal, integrated registration and oncology quantification. This decreases the need to log in to multiple applications and retrieve images for comparison from other systems and allows radiologist’s to read exams more efficiently. This also increases IT deployment productivity by eliminating requests for DICOM resends and image moves between systems. The advanced visualization applications are integrated into the system’s hanging protocols, eliminating per exam set up other systems may require. Pre-processed images are displayed on the monitor according to the radiologist’s pre-set specifications, allowing for more rapid reading. ADVANCED MAMMOGRAPHY The mammography workflow application provides support for the newest IHE profiles for mammography images. This eliminates the need to read images on separate workstation solutions. Seamless support for reading tomosynthesis and CESM images is also available, eliminating the need to read these images on separate, stand-alone workstations. ACCESS ANYWHERE1 The study list serves as the hub of the workflows and is browser accessible, providing fast access to vital study and patient information including order data, notes and reports. By selecting a study from the study list, the viewer is launched for study viewing. Utilizing the newly re-architected SmartLoading technology, the first image is displayed to the user within 2 seconds.4,5 From that point forward, a user can freely navigate the study content with the viewer adaptively assuring fast delivery of the currently viewed image in the best available quality. The SmartLoading technology evaluates the format in which images are stored (uncompressed, compressed in JPEG, JPEG2000 or RLE formats) as well as the network condition between viewer and storage to provide the most efficient way to deliver images. All patient and study information is transmitted using the 128 bit SSL protocol for encryption. Universal Viewer can access the historical studies directly from the archive if studies are not readily available in the local data store. With the web-based viewer, organizations can provide referring physicians and clinicians direct access to the PACS systems, or provide access with tight connectivity through an EMR. |
All referrers can have the same advanced post-processing capabilities as the radiologist and consult large datasets from their practice desk, allowing a fast and secure treatment of their patients, or organizations can use security and preference settings to define what external users can do.
Universal Viewer’s web-based architecture enables easy administration from virtually anywhere. Installation of the client application is virtually effortless, freeing up administrator time for other activities. The scalable, flexible architecture provides tight connectivity with Centricity Enterprise Archive, and various RIS and EMR systems for one-click access to the images. Zero footprint client Universal Viewer – zero footprint version has the added advantages of a zero installation, with no download of any software (web or product), and zero administrative rights required on the user’s device. VOLUME-BASED LICENSING Wherever users log into the system, either via WAN or LAN, they get their personalized toolbars and hanging protocols that are tied to their logon. SUMMARY OF BENEFITS Within a few mouse clicks, a referrer accesses the same software and clinical tools as radiologists. A dedicated referrer role provides important results at a glance: report and diagnosis, key images, scanned documents as well as access to the complete study and set of viewing tools. The overall user interface is highly customizable to meet explicit needs and preferences of the users. KEY FEATURES Standard tools |
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