title: Filmless medical imaging: experiences of the Massachusetts General Hospital.
abstract: As the concept of picture archival communication systems (PACS) gathers momentum, the vision of a filmless digital department and digital image management has become a reality. This report will discuss the experiences of a major health-care institution with implementation of a large-scale PACS. Specifically, we discuss success with a modular, nonproprietary, multivendor solution that offers flexibility and state of the art functionality at our institution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Dreyer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sack
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thrall
mesh_terms: D006769:Hospitals, General; D008404:Massachusetts; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*