Anatomy of picture archiving and communications systems: nuts and bolts -- image acquisition: getting digital images from imaging modalities...Proceedings of the 16th Symposium for Computer Applications in Radiology. 'PACS: Performance Improvement in Radiology.' Houston, TX, May 6-9, 1999
Digital acquisition of data from the various imaging modalities for input to a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is discussed. Essential features for successful clinical implementation including Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) compliance, radiology information...
| Published in: | Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 12; pp. 216 - 218 |
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Springer Nature
May1999 Supplement
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | Digital acquisition of data from the various imaging modalities for input to a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is discussed. Essential features for successful clinical implementation including Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) compliance, radiology information system (RIS)/hospital information system (HIS) interfacing, and workflow integration are detailed. Image acquisition from the inherently digital cross-sectional modalities are described, as well as digital acquisition of the conventional projection x-ray using computed radiography (CR), direct digital radiography (DDR), and film digitizers. Copyright (c) 1999 by W.B. Saunders Company |
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