title: Networks for electronic radiology.
abstract: Next-generation health care systems must successfully integrate hospital information, laboratory automation, and medical-image management to provide a seamless view of the complete medical record to the primary care physician across a distributed medical enterprise. Broadband networks are an important component of the systems required to achieve this goal. This article provides a brief tutorial on relevant network principles and products, a perspective on the evolution of the field, and a simple view of the network requirements posed by electronic radiology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Blaine
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Jost
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D011873:Radiology Information Systems