Report on Japanese Activities

Makoto Suzuki / JIRA

Megumi Kondoh / JAHIS

2012/NOV/29DSC @ RSNA,Chicago,USA

1) Contribution to DICOM Standards

2) Domestic Activities

3) Connectathon-J

4) JAHIS Standardization (domestic)

Contents

１ ) Contribution to DICOM Standards

• All requested votes successfully made.– Some were forwarded to local professional groups for better decision

• Teeth: Japan Dental Trade Association ( also closely contacting WG-22 for a new CP)• eye: Japan Ophthalmic Instruments Association

• Supp124 : Steady progress. – A new team assembled due to core member

resignment

JIRA (J Medical Imaging and Radiological Systems Industries Association ) and

JAHIS (J Association of Healthcare Information System Industry )are now working closely with Japan’s

JRS ( J Radiological Society ) Radiologists JSRT ( J Society of Radiological Tachnology ) Tech’s JRC ( J Radiology Congress ) vendor consortium JAMI ( J Association for Medical Informatics ) med informatics IHE-J ( Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise -J ) and MORE besides these parts of government Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication SO-MU Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry KEISAN Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare KO-RO-

２ ) Domestic Activities

２ ) Domestic Activities• Collaborative works with groups above

– Seminars, Tutorials, workshops– New Proposals

• DICOM CP’s• IHE profiles

– Textbooks, Guidelines, Whitepapers• Sample Headers Sample DICOM files• Practical problems and Solutions• DICOM Basics• JJ1017 Extension• Tag usage and more

２ ) Domestic ActivitiesRecent topics• Inquiries about Radiation Exposure

– 3.11 Nuc. Plant aftermath– exposure on medical exams– request for clear/safe MAX/guidelines

2) IHE-J workshopIHE Tutorial (general) @ Hakodate JunIHE workshop (general) @ Nagoya JunIHE workshop (general) @ Tokyo JulIHE workshop (RAD) @ Tokyo AugIHE workshop (LAB) @ Tokyo SepIHE workshop (general) @ Osaka SepIHE workshop (XDS) @ Osaka OctIHE Tutorial (general) @ Niigara NovIHE workshop (general) @ Kumamoto Dec

And Connectathon2012

3) Connectathon-J• 2012 OCT-29 – NOV-02 5days @ Tokyo• 42 companies 76 systems• First year to use Gazelle ( was KUDU )

( thanks to IHE-EU for on-site support)• Transaction Monitor/Validator on Gaselle• Local modifications remain to accept

commercial products sold in Japan.

• Results will be posted by 2012 Christmas.

3) Connectathon-J

3) Connectathon-J

4) JAHIS Standardization• Pathology domain

- DICOM Image guideline Ver.2.0 : Working- WSI (Whole Slide Imaging) will be supported sample .dcm file will be available

• Endoscopy domain- DICOM Image guideline : Working- JAHIS guideline on DICOM image for local vendors

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