PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems) consist of image acquisition devices, storage archiving units, display stations, computer processors, and database management systems integrated within a communications network for the purpose of acquiring, storing, viewing, manipulating, and communicating diagnostic images and related information. This book aims to provide an introductory primer on PACS technology and applications. Topics include: industrial standards; image archiving; databases; information retrieval; teleradiology; clinical applications and pitfalls; digital mammography; and future research and applications trends.
- ISBN10 0471253936
- ISBN13 9780471253938
- Publish Date 4 December 1998
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 7 October 2008
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Format Paperback
- Pages 520
- Language English