IHE Radiology (RAD) Technical Framework - Volume 1 - Integration Profiles - Revision 12.0 - Final Text

Sep 5, 2026

IHE Radiology (RAD) Technical Framework, Volume 1 (RAD TF-1), Revision 12.0 - Final Text, presents integration profiles that guide how healthcare enterprise systems support radiology workflows. It outlines an overview of the technical framework, the scope for the referenced years, and conventions used for actor and transaction diagrams, process flows, and framework referencing. The document then enumerates key integration profiles across scheduled workflow, imaging presentation, information reconciliation, security, charging, post-processing, reporting, evidence documents, data portability, and imaging-specific functions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages299

Reading Time12 h 33 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

Overview of Technical Framework

Overview of Volume 1

Audience

Relationship to Standards

Relationship to Real-world Architectures

Conventions

Scope Additions for 2012 - 2013 (Year 12)

Comments

IHE Radiology Technical Framework Development and Maintenance Process

Integration Profiles

Integration Profiles Overview

Scheduled Workflow (SWF)

Patient Information Reconciliation (PIR)

Consistent Presentation of Images (CPI)

Presentation of Grouped Procedures (PGP)

Access to Radiology Information (ARI)

Key Image Note (KIN)

Simple Image and Numeric Report (SINR)

Basic Security (SEC) -DEPRECATED

Charge Posting (CHG)

Post-Processing Workflow (PWF)

Reporting Workflow (RWF)

Evidence Documents (ED)

Portable Data for Imaging (PDI)

NM Image (NM)

Teaching File and Clinical Trial Export (TCE)

Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging (XDS-I.b)

Mammography Image (MAMMO)

Image Fusion (FUS)

Import Reconciliation Workflow (IRWF)

Radiation Exposure Monitoring (REM)

Mammography Acquisition Workflow (MAWF)

MR Diffusion Imaging (DIFF)

CT/MR Perfusion Imaging with Contrast (PERF)

Basic Image Review (BIR)

Chest X-Ray CAD Display (CXCAD)

Imaging Object Change Management (IOCM)

Cross-Community Access for Imaging (XCA-I)

5 10 Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise IHE Radiology (RAD) Technical Framework Volume 1 IHE RAD TF-1 Integration Profiles 15 20 Revision 12.0 – Final Text September 06, 2013 Copyright © 2013: IHE International, Inc. IHE Radiology Technical Framework, Volume 1 (RAD TF-1): Integration Profiles ______________________________________________________________________________ 25 CONTENTS 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 9 1.1 Overview of Technical Framework .................................................................................... 9 1.2 Overview of Volume 1...................................................................................................... 10 30 1.3 Audience ........................................................................................................................... 10 1.4 Relationship to Standards ................................................................................................. 10 1.5 Relationship to Real-world Architectures ......................................................................... 11 1.6 Conventions ...................................................................................................................... 11 1.6.1 Actor and Transaction Diagrams and Tables............................................................. 12 35 1.6.2 Process Flow Diagrams ............................................................................................. 12 1.6.3 Normative versus informative contents ofthe Technical Framework....................... 12 1.6.4 Technical Framework Referencing............................................................................ 13 1.7 Scope Additions for 2012 – 2013 (Year 12) ..................................................................... 13 1.8 Comments ......................................................................................................................... 13 40 1.9 Copyright Permission........................................................................................................ 14 1.10IHE Radiology Technical Framework Development and Maintenance Process .............. 14 2 Integration Profiles ................................................................................................................... 18 2.1 Integration Profiles Overview ........................................................................................... 22 2.1.1 Scheduled Workflow (SWF) ..................................................................................... 23 45 2.1.2 Patient Information Reconciliation (PIR) .................................................................. 23 2.1.3 Consistent Presentation of Images (CPI) ................................................................... 24 2.1.4 Presentation of Grouped Procedures (PGP) .............................................................. 24 2.1.5 Access to Radiology Information (ARI) .................................................................... 24 2.1.6 Key Image Note (KIN) .............................................................................................. 24 50 2.1.7 Simple Image and Numeric Report (SINR) ............................................................... 24 2.1.8 Basic Security (SEC) -DEPRECATED.................................................................... 25 2.1.9 Charge Posting (CHG) ............................................................................................... 25 2.1.10 Post-Processing Workflow (PWF) ..................................................................... 25 2.1.11 Reporting Workflow (RWF) .............................................................................. 25 55 2.1.12 Evidence Documents (ED) ..................................................................

FAQs

What does the document cover in Volume 1 (RAD TF-1)?

It covers the IHE Radiology Technical Framework Volume 1, focusing on integration profiles and how they support radiology enterprise workflows.

Which major topics are introduced in the Introduction section?

The introduction covers the technical framework overview, volume overview, audience, relationships to standards and real-world architectures, conventions, scope additions, and development/maintenance process.

How are integration profiles organized in the document?

Integration profiles are listed as individual profiles (e.g., SWF, PIR, CPI, ARI, SINR) under an integration profiles overview, providing a structured set of radiology workflow capabilities.

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