title: Evaluating a picture archiving and communications system workstation.
abstract: An efficient environment for picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) in the radiology department and throughout a medical practice requires good hardware, good software, and integration of the information sources that exist in a radiology department and institution. This tutorial will describe some of the considerations in evaluating a PACS workstation, with a view to the hardware requirements, user interface designs, and integration with the information systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Erickson
mesh_terms: D003199:Computer Systems; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000458:organization & administration; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface