The computer as an aid in the daily practice of pediatric radiology.

The use of a relatively small computer limited to a Department of Radiology has considerable benefit in report generation and information retrieval. In addition, the arithmetical tasks of pediatric radiological reporting procedures such as bone age and scanograms have been automated, and other helpful features have arisen.

Missouri Automated Radiology System: a dynamic, interactive diagnostic and management system for radiant images.

Missouri Automated Radiology System has functioned in full support of the Department of Radiology for more than 7 years. For the past 5 years, MARS has functioned as a minicomputer system on a DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation) PDP-15 computer. While continuing to effectively support the department, in daily use by 20 staff and 15 resident physicians, MARS has continued to function in a research and development mode. With the continuous development of new applications, MARS is now essential to the function of the department and has again proven the point that physicians and computers can function symbiotically in the medical environment.