Feature: Veterinary DICOM Imaging
DICOM Imaging Inside the Patient Record
X-ray, ultrasound, and CT studies stored against the patient, viewable in-browser, and shareable for referral — without leaving the practice management system.
Get StartedWhy It Matters
Imaging studies are clinical primary documents. When they live in a separate PACS that the EHR can't see, clinicians lose context, referrals get delayed, and storage capacity becomes a periodic crisis. Modern DICOM-compatible practice software treats studies as first-class data attached to the patient — viewable in-browser, shareable for referral, and retained centrally with the rest of the medical record.
Problems It Solves
PACS Disconnected From the EHR
When imaging lives in a separate PACS, clinicians flip between systems to correlate studies with the rest of the chart, slowing care and increasing the risk of looking at the wrong patient.
Local Storage Filling Up
Practices using on-premise imaging storage hit capacity ceilings, scramble for archive solutions, and risk losing studies during hardware migrations.
Sharing Studies for Referral
Burning a CD or sending an FTP link to a specialist is workflow from a different decade. Modern referrals expect a secure, time-bounded share link.
Vendor Lock-In
Some imaging systems use proprietary formats that make migration painful. DICOM compatibility keeps studies portable across modalities and vendors.
Capabilities
DICOM Standard Support
Studies stored in standard DICOM format, ensuring portability across modalities, viewers, and future system migrations.
Zero-Footprint Viewer
In-browser DICOM viewer with measurement tools, annotation, and side-by-side comparison — no plugin or desktop install required.
Studies Attached to the Patient
Imaging is part of the patient record alongside SOAP notes, lab results, and prescriptions, viewable in clinical context.
Secure Referral Sharing
Time-bounded, recipient-specific share links for referring studies to specialists without burning media or exposing the full patient record.
Workflow Integration
Modality Worklist Support
Imaging modalities receive worklist entries directly from the practice management system so technicians don't re-key patient data at the machine.
Study Status Tracking
Visible status (acquired, awaiting review, reviewed, signed) so radiology workflow doesn't depend on the email queue.
Long-Term Cloud Retention
Studies retained centrally without local storage capacity planning, with the option to age older studies into colder, cheaper storage.
Telerad Workflow Hooks
Integration with teleradiology services for cases that need specialist review, with results returned to the patient record.
Traditional vs Modern Software
Imaging has moved from siloed PACS to integrated, cloud-retained DICOM:
Separate PACS that doesn't talk to the EHR
Studies attached directly to the patient record alongside the rest of the chart
Local imaging storage that fills up and requires capacity planning
Cloud retention with tiered storage for older studies
Burned CDs or FTP links for referral sharing
Time-bounded, recipient-specific secure share links
Proprietary imaging formats that lock practices in
Standard DICOM format that stays portable
Veterinary DICOM Imaging in PetChart
PetChart treats DICOM studies as first-class records on the patient. Modalities receive worklists, studies upload automatically, the in-browser viewer requires no plugin, and referral sharing is a secure link rather than a stack of CDs.
- DICOM standard support across x-ray, ultrasound, and CT
- In-browser zero-footprint viewer with measurement tools
- Studies attached to the patient record in clinical context
- Secure, time-bounded share links for referral
- Modality worklist support so technicians don't re-key patient data
- Cloud retention with tiered storage for older studies
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