Articles tagged: web based PACS
<< previous page 1 next page>> written by Jonathan Blocker Modern radiology PACS (Picture Archive and Communication Systems) employ the same basic PC and Internet technology with which you are already familiar – meaning that you can be up and running quickly without having to invest large amounts of time and money training the staff on how to use new technology. written by Jonathan Blocker DICOM web based PACS such as the Vistek® PACS make it possible for medical images made in any modality to be viewed by authorized personnel using a standard PC monitor over a local area network as well as the World Wide Web. What this means for health care professionals is greater access to colleagues when consultation and collaboration is required – which can now be carried out over the Internet in real time. No longer is it necessary to risk having valuable medical images hand delivered either via post or courier. written by Jonathan Blocker The good news is that the same economic trends that have driven down the cost of personal computers has also lowered the costs of web based PACS. Today, even public health clinics and small, under-funded rural facilities as well as veterinary clinics can obtain a DICOM Web viewer for as little as $5000. written by Jonathan Blocker Radiologists read the RIS PACS report and then discuss their findings with a doctor the method of treatment best suited for the problem. Thanks to web based PACS the radiologist can even speak to more than one doctor at a time. Digital radiology is so important that most medical clinics now have their own radiology lab equipped with PACS systems and RIS systems so they don’t have to depend on others for getting such important information. << previous page 1 next page>> |