Radiologywhere

Radiologywhere is a term used in discussions of medical informatics to describe an approach to locating radiology content across systems, including imaging studies, reports, modalities, and facilities. It envisions geospatial or entity-based queries that allow clinicians to answer questions such as which studies involve a given anatomy, where a patient has undergone imaging, or where the nearest facility with a certain modality is located.

The concept integrates with standards such as DICOM for imaging data, HL7 FHIR for clinical data, RadLex for terminology, and IHE profiles for interoperability. In practice, radiologywhere would enable location-aware search interfaces, dashboards, or decision-support tools within PACS, RIS, or EHR environments.

Developers describe radiologywhere as a layer or service that indexes radiology artifacts with metadata about anatomy, technique, date, location, and patient consent, while ensuring privacy and access controls. Challenges include patient privacy, data de-identification, consent management, accurate geolocation, and semantic interoperability across institutions. The term remains largely descriptive and speculative, used to illustrate potential enhancements to radiology workflow and health information exchange rather than a standardized product.

See also Radiology, Medical imaging, Health informatics, PACS, DICOM, FHIR, RadLex, IHE.