picture archival and communication system [pacs] - overview

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Picture Archival and Communication System [PACS] - Overview

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Picture Archival and Communication System [PACS] has evolved continuously over the last two decades. You can read the overview of PACS in this PPT Slides

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Page 1: Picture Archival and Communication System [PACS] - Overview

Picture Archival and Communication System [PACS] - Overview

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Agenda - Raghuram

What is PACS?Evolution of PACSComponents of PACSHow Images are Stored and

RetrievedStorage Onion Technology for STS

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What is PACS?

Picture Archival and Communication System Used in Radiology Dept. of Hospitals

Provides Workflow to store and retrieve Radiology Images

Radiology Images can be:

Digital Radioscopy (X Ray)

CT Scan

MRI Scan

PET (Positron Emission Tonography)

Endoscopy

Mammograms

Ultrasound

Doppler

Etc.

Uses DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine)

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Evolution of PACS

DICOM gained popularity before ~20 years

Film used due to: No standard

Vendors trying to play monopoly with their Imaging devices and PACS Software

PACS gained popularity from the year 2000

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Evolution of PACS [Contd.]

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Components of PACS

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How Images are Stored and Retrieved

WADO - Web Access to DICOM Persistent Objects

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Storage Onion Technology for STS

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Credits

PACS Workflow – interWORKS from www.avreo.com

Image Flow – from www.indoushealthcare.com

PACS Architecture Diagram – from www.raypax.com

How Images are Stored and Retrieved - www.osirix-viewer.com

WADO Definition: http://www.research.ibm.com/haifa/projects/software/wado/index.html

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