Practical Imaging Informatics: Foundations and Applications for Medical Imaging

This new edition is a comprehensive source of imaging informatics fundamentals and how those fundamentals are applied in everyday practice. Imaging Informatics Professionals (IIPs) play a critical role in healthcare, and the scope of the profession has grown far beyond the boundaries of the PACS.  A successful IIP must understand the PACS itself and all the software systems networked together in the medical environment. Additionally, an IIP must know the workflows of all the imaging team members, have a base in several medical specialties and be fully capable in the realm of information technology.

Practical Imaging Informatics has been reorganized to follow a logical progression from basic background information on IT and clinical image management, through daily operations and troubleshooting, to long-term planning.  The book has been fully updated to include the latest technologies and procedures, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Written by a team of renowned international authors from the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine and the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics, this book is an indispensable reference for the practicing IIP. In addition, it is an ideal guide for those studying for a certification exam, biomedical informaticians, trainees with an interest in informatics, and any professional who needs quick access to the nuts and bolts of imaging informatics.

Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) is a leading professional organization in medical imaging informatics and healthcare technologies. They publish the Journal of Digital Imaging with Springer.

Barton F. Branstetter IV, MD, FACR, FSIIM is Professor of Radiology, Otolaryngology, and Biomedical Informatics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.