System and method for utilizing a DICOM structured report for workflow optimization

摘要

A system and method for utilizing a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) structured report (SR) for workflow optimization are provided. A method for providing a DICOM SR in an extensible markup language (XML) comprises: generating the DICOM SR; mapping attribute fields of the DICOM SR to an XML document; defining the XML document as a DICOM SR binary object; and storing the XML document in the DICOM SR.