The impact of standards.
The development of standards in the field of PACS is essential. This paper explains why and describes the current activities in this field. Special emphasis is put on the European activities, i.e. the CEN/TC251 committee. The impact of standards is given on the relation between the Information Technology and Medical Imaging market.
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PRIMIS/AZ-VUB, Brussels, Belgium.
D005060:Europe; D007256:Information Systems; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D013672:Technology; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical