Vendor Neutral Archive Overview  

Introduction

Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) technology stores documents and images in a standard format, so they can be accessed by other systems.

By combining DICOM and non-DICOM data within the VNA, you will have much broader access of patient information available to you.

Note:
  • VNA studies stored in multiple tenants might open slower, possibly causing timeouts and failure if the time exceeds one minute.
  • See your System Administrator to increase the timeout for Proxy service in the IIS configuration.

Non-DICOM Data Available

In addition to DICOM images, you are able to access and view non-DICOM data such as patient pictures, blood test results, documents, and more, without leaving the Synapse PACS system.

  • The option to open Synapse VNA studies is integrated through the Global Worklists options
  • When you select Synapse VNA as a datasource, the studies that display are studies that have been archived and aggregated for disbursement through the Synapse VNA
  • Synapse VNA studies are available in the All Studies Global Worklist
  • Because Synapse VNA information originates from outside of the Synapse database, features which are specific to Synapse PACS studies are not available within Synapse PACS while viewing a Synapse VNA study
  • Worklist, PowerJacket, and Viewer screens will look a bit different
  • No support for automatic workflow
  • Context menu options are specific to VNA functionality
  • You can also use web query to access DICOM and non-DICOM data stored in the VNA. Synapse VNA supports the following three parameters through the All Studies Worklist:
    • Accession Number (if it exists)
    • Patient ID
    • Study Instance EUID

Related Topics

Accessing Synapse VNA Studies in the Worklist

Using the Synapse VNA Worklist Context Menu

Accessing Synapse VNA Studies in PowerJacket

Using the Synapse VNA PowerJacket Context Menu