| DESCRIPTION |
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| The Food and Drug Administration classifies this software as |
| a medical device. As such, it may not be changed in any way. |
| Modifications to this software may result in an adulterated |
| medical device under 21CFR820, the use of which is considered |
| to be a violation of US Federal Statutes. |
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The Imaging File (2005) has many "imaging multiples" pointing to it from
other packages such as Radiology, Medicine, Surgery, Mailman and the
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various sub-files of Laboratory such as Surgical Pathology etc. In order
to have a method of tracing back from the Image file to the parent file
multiple, a file was developed to aid in this process, along with some
additional fields in the Image file. Using these fields along with the
PARENT DATA FILE, backward navigation is possible whether it be to a
multiple of a file, or a multiple of a sub-file of a file. Each image that
is captured is associated with a procedure or test report. Depending on
the service collecting the image, different types of reports will be
associated. For example:
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* Medical Procedures: Endoscopy, Dermatology, Hematology, Rheumatology, etc.
* Anatomic Pathology: Surgical Pathology, Cytology, Autopsy, Electron Microscopy
* Radiology: Xray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound
* Surgery Operation reports
* Text Integration Utility Progress notes
In order to be able to display information from the associated
report, references to that report are stored in the Image file.
One of these references is a pointer to the Parent Report file
(2005.03), which contains an entry for each package's report file
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that is currently supported.
| Use of unreleased versions of this software requires the user |
| to execute a written test agreement with the VistA Imaging |
| Development Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs, |
| telephone (301) 734-0100. |
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