Voyager PACS

Voyager PACS is a web enabled PACS system that provides medical images of any patient to any doctor, anytime, anywhere. Voyager PACS is a server based system that allows image archiving, storage, management and distribution.

The system receives images from Modalities via DICOM or from other sources, such as Teleradiology and the images are stored on the PACS Server. The studies and images on this server can be viewed, reported and manipulated by the Voyager Diagnostic workstations connected to the PACS server via LAN, WAN or Internet connection. Voyager Integrator provides seamless interface to the Radiology Information System (RIS) via HL7, allowing information between the Voyager PACS and the RIS to be shared and exchanged.

Centralized and/or Distributed Archive

The PACS system can be configured as either centralized archive storage or distributed archive storage. With a centralized configuration, all images are stored in a central location and can be accessed through that server. With a distributed archive solution, the images reside on the network at a number of locations with a combination of a main server archive and satellite archives. The satellite archives provide local storage, as well as the link to the main server. All sites are connected through LAN, WAN and Internet, with all images on the network available to authorized users through PACS workstations, or through Voyager Web viewer.

Some of the advantages of the Voyager PACS in a distributed archive configuration include:

• Allows Multi-site connection of radiology practices, allowing workload balancing.
• Network load optimization can be achieved through movement of images during low usage periods.
• System is reliable, even in a low bandwidth connection environment.
• Images are stored where they are most likely to be required for viewing and reporting.

Web User Access

Voyager PACS web server allows access by authorized users to the images stored on the PACS via LAN, WAN or Internet and viewed using Internet Explorer 5.0 or later on a standard PC or laptop. The Web server can be a standalone computer connected to the PACS archive, or can be combined onto one server computer for image archive and web functionality.

Access to the Web server is administered via network access control, as well as the PACS user log in access, controlled by the PACS Administrator. Network access can be via Virtual Private Network (VPN) or by HTTPS, with security certificate verification control.

Some of the Features and Benefits of Voyager PACS

• Web based solution
• Scalable from single practice to enterprise wide PACS
• Low cost entry
• High performance
• High level of security
• Expandable storage, based on industry standard PC’s and Servers
• Dicom, JPEG and JPEG 2000 compliant
• Fast access to images (images stored online)
• Improved workflow, resource sharing resulting in increased efficiency and reduced costs
• Upgrade path on Voyager modules allowing protection of equipment investment
• Scalable to meet your future requirements

Other supporting modules to the Voyager PACS and Voyager Diagnostic workstations include:

Voyager Document Scanning
Scanning stations are an option that allows network users to add new studies to the network and append additional documents to studies (i.e. referral documents to images sent to PACS from DICOM modalities).

Voyager Admin
The Administration station allows network users to provide system administration functions to perform corrections and modifications to studies and images that are stored on the PACS server, as well as moving studies to other devices. Functions that are enabled include; Deletion of studies/Images, User permissions and functions, editing of study details, DICOM Print, DICOM Store, Teleradiology and movement of images.

Voyager Burn
This module allows burning of patient and study data onto CD and DVD media, with a viewer for use in PC and Macintosh systems. Voyager Burn can be optioned to include use of an automated CD/DVD robot with label printing.

Dicom Modality Worklist
Provides Dicom Modalities with Worklist linked to the Radiology Information System (RIS) and the Voyager Workstation and/or PACS. This functionality provides the network with a single point of entry of patient and study details, with patient and their details picked from a worklist on the modality.

Click the below image to view an example Voyager PACS network: