Medical Image Information Solution and Laboratory Test Information Solution for Improvement of Diagnostic Accuracy

A wave of medical record computerization is sweeping through the medical field, starting with individual hospitals and extending to regional cooperation. Medical records include images obtained by computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and numerical measurements of specimens such as blood and urine. Systems for managing image and numerical information have become widespread as departmental business systems, and they are now evolving into decision-making support systems and systems for improving diagnostic accuracy. This is because they transmit and process exponentially increasing amounts of image information for each patient and because they provide easy access to the electronic medical records. In this paper, we introduce Fujitsu’s solutions related to medical images and laboratory tests and describe our activities for making systems better able to support improvements in diagnostic accuracy.