MARS — Its Tenth Anniversary of Operation and its Future^[*]

The Missouri Automated Radiology System recently passed its tenth year of clinical operation at the University of Missouri. This article presents the views of a radiologist who has been instrumental in the conceptual development and administrative support of MARS for most of this period, an economist who evaluated MARS from 1972 to 1974 as part of her doctoral dissertation, and a computer scientist who has worked for two years in the development of a Standard MUMPS version of MARS. The first section provides a historical perspective. The second deals with economic considerations of the present MARS system, and suggests those improvements which offer the greatest economic benefits. The final section discusses the new approaches employed in the latest version of MARS, as well as areas for further application in the overall radiology and hospital environment. A complete bibliography on MARS is provided for further reading.

Das Missouri Automated Radiology System (MARS) wird seit zehn Jahren an der Universität von Missouri klinisch angewandt. In diesem Artikel werden die Ansichten eines Radiologen dargelegt, der an der Entwicklung und administrativen Unterstützung von MARS während des größten Teils dieser Zeit maßgeblich beteiligt war, einer Wirtschaftswissenschaftlerin, die von 1972 bis 1974 MARS als Teil ihrer Doktorarbeit ausgewertet hat, und eines Computerwissenschaftlers, der zwei Jahre lang an der Entwicklung einer Standard MUMPS-Version von MARS gearbeitet hat. Der erste Teil bringt eine historische Perspektive, der zweite befaßt sich mit ökonomischen Überlegungen betreffend das heutige MARS-System und schlägt Verbesserungen vor, die am besten die Wirtschaftlichkeit des Systems gewährleisten. Der letzte Teil beschäftigt sich mit den neuen Methoden, die in der letzten Fassung von MARS zur Anwendung kommen, und auch mit weiteren Anwendungsgebieten in der Radiologie und im klinischen Bereich. Den Lesern wird eine vollständige Bibliographie über MARS geboten.

Key-Words:

Information Retrieval - Management System - Radiology Reporting - Systems Design - Cost Evaluation

Schlüssel-Wörter:

Information Retrieval - Verwaltungs-System - Radiologische Befundberichte - Systemaufbau - Kostenermittlung

^* Supported totally or in part by the following research grants: Computel' Analysis of Tumor Roentgenograms, CA 06263, National Cancer Institute, NIH; System Model for an Operating Radiology Department, HM 00477, Bureau of State Services, United States Public H ealth Service; Missonri Regional Medical Programs, 0000901-0, MSR, United States Public Health Service; Missouri Auto-mated Radiology System (MARS), HS 0646, United States Public Health Service; Diagnostic Content and Redundancy in Radiant Images, GM 17729, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH.

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