PACS in Radiology

As Radiology department caseloads increase with the consolidation in the healthcare industry, institutions need to stay competitive with their reading and reporting performance.

PACS(picture archiving and communication system) is a medical imaging technology, used in healthcare organizations to securely store and digitally transmit electronic images and clinically-relevant reports.

Benefits of PACS

The PACS system plays an important role in radiology as it is deployed side-by-side to a Radiology information system.

The use of PACS eliminates the need to manually file and store, retrieve and send sensitive information, and thus it enhances the overall function of the radiology department in any hospital.

As the PACS is entirely computer-based, you can easily view images and reports through the software on any digital device which makes it much more economical.

Another great benefit of a PACS is that it allows images to be zoomed in and visualized with numerous tools available in the system. It works best in helping radiologists study patient reports in a better way.

It is a cloud-based system that allows radiology data to be transferred, stored, and viewed in a much organized and quick manner, allowing results to be more accurate.

Basic structure

PACS is usually an integration of:

• Input from digital or digitIsed analog devices, which may be any radiological                  modality e.g. X-ray, CT, MRI or ultrasound.
• Image acquisition device.
• Image storage device/server for short or long-term storage of data.
• Transmission network: local or web-based.
• Display stations: imaging workstation and user interface.
• Camera: to convert into hard-copy images on the need basis.
• Integration with the Radiology informationsystem (RIS) and Hospital information system (HIS).

The integration of PACS in radiology to EMR/EHR systems will change the way imaging services are provided. A Powerful Picture Archiving and Communication System(PACS) that is expandable for the future is inevitable.

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