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PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) is a collection of technologies for digital medical imaging, allowing for the acquisition, storage, and transmission of images from various modalities. It utilizes standards like DICOM for image communication and HL-7 for textual data, and operates over local and wide area networks. The system includes components such as workstations for image display and analysis, and is managed by a PACS administrator responsible for project management, system maintenance, and information management.

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PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) is a collection of technologies for digital medical imaging, allowing for the acquisition, storage, and transmission of images from various modalities. It utilizes standards like DICOM for image communication and HL-7 for textual data, and operates over local and wide area networks. The system includes components such as workstations for image display and analysis, and is managed by a PACS administrator responsible for project management, system maintenance, and information management.

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PICTURE

ARCHIVING AND
COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM
PACS: A Definition
• Some individuals believe that perhaps it should be called
IMACS (image management and communication systems);
however, the more popular acronym is PACS
• "a collection of technologies used to carry out digital medical
imaging. PACS are used to digitally acquire medical images
from various modalities such as CT, MRI, Ultrasound (US),
Nuclear Medicine (NM), and digital projection radiography.
The image data and pertinent information are transmitted to
other and possibly remote locations over network, where
they can be displayed on computer workstations for softcopy
viewing in multiple locations simultaneously. Data are secured
and archived on digital media such as optical disks or tape
and can be automatically retrieved as necessary”
PACS
• 1.Acquired from the patient
• 2. Displayed on monitors for viewing and
subsequent digital image post-processing
• 3. Stored and archived in electronic form
• 4. Transmitted to other locations via computer
communication network
PACS: Major
Components
and Core Technologies
Data Standards of PACS
• 1. The Digital Imaging and Communications in
Medicine (DICOM) standard that essentially
addresses the communication of images (image
data).
• 2. Health Level-7 (HL-7) is a communication
standard configured for information systems and
addresses the communication of textual data, such
as patient demographics, admission and discharge
transfer, and the type of imaging examinations and
radiology reports.
Computer Networks
• allow nformation to be transferred and shared
among computers. Network consists of both
hardware components and the necessary software
to enable the hardware to function
• local area networks (LANs) -connects computers
that are separated by short distances such as in a
radiology department, a building, or two or more
buildings.
• wide area networks (WANs) -connects computers
that are separated by large distances, such as in
another province or country
Network topologies of
LAN
bus configuration - computers (nodes) are
connected via a single cable
star configuration - all computers are connected to
a central or host computer called a hub.
ring topology - a computer is connected to two
adjacent computers, and all computer connections
form a ring
The PACS Main Computer
• referred to as the PACS controller, the
database server or the image server.
• well equipped with several central
processing units that can process data
very quickly and has a good deal of
internal memory (both random-access
memory (RAM) and cache memory) to
assist in handling the vast amounts of
data that is input into the computer.
Display and Analysis
Workstations
• a computer workstation consisting of hardware and
software to facilitate the display of digital images
for diagnostic interpretation and for review
purposes.
• The PACS workstation is often referred to as a soft-
copy display workstation.
Two types of image display formats , a landscape display
and a portrait display
TYPES OF WORKSTATION
IN PACS
• 1. High-resolution display workstations -used by
radiologists for primary diagnosis, since their viewing
tasks are fundamentally different than other physicians,
medical physicists, and technologists.
• 2. Medium-resolution display workstation - for
secondary diagnosis, that is, review function that can
be done by radiologists.
• 3. Desktop workstations for technologists and
physicians, other than radiologists.
• 4. Hard-copy workstations for image printing. Image
printing however may eventually become obsolete.
Information Systems
for Digital Radiology
• An information system is a computer-
based system that processes data to
produce information that can be
understood by people using the system
in order to solve problems.
• 1. PACS
• 2. RIS
• 3. HIS
• 4. Voice recognition system
• 5. Electronic teaching/research file system
HIS - HOSPITAL
INFORMATION SYSTEM
• a computer-based information system used to
gather not only medical information about a
patient but also all activities related to the
hospital’s administration, such as billing,
accounting, statistics, personnel, budgets, and
material management, to mention only a few.
• There are usually at least two major components,
the hospital business and administrative
component and the hospital operation component
RIS- RADIOLOGY
INFORMATION SYSTEM
• computer-based information system that could be a stand-alone
system, or it may be integrated with a HIS. Some of the functions
performed by the RIS are
Patient registration
Exam scheduling
Patient tracking
Film archiving
Report generation
Administration and billing
Documentation
Inventory control
Department statistics
Communication standards
PACS Administrator

•The tasks or duties fall into


three major categories:
1. project management,
2.system maintenance,
3.image and information
management.
specific tasks
1. Ensure that the PACS is working according to the needs
of the department and the system specifications.
2. Check that workstations are functioning properly with
optimum display of image brightness and contrast
3. Assign and update passwords for staff.
4. Set up standards for using the system.
5. Maintain effective communications with other
departments using the PACS.
6. Communicate with the facility’s information systems
(IS) or IT department

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