title: PACS clinical experience at Georgetown University.
abstract: Georgetown University Hospital has been operating an image management and communications system (IMACS or PACS) for 3.5 years. This work was initially funded under the Army Medical Research and Development Command Digital Imaging Network Systems (DINS) project. The system was taken from a research system supporting only radiology tasks to one extended to clinical use, and has been used in clinical work for 3 years. This paper will summarize our PACS clinical experience and will describe the operational features implemented and those still necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007-2197.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Horii
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mun
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Garra
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Zeman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leftridge
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schellinger
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D004219:District of Columbia; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009420:Nervous System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D011873:Radiology Information Systems; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013686:Telemetry