title: Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and the loss of patient examination records.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University School of Medicine, 32 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berlin
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008499:Medical Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000592:standards; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed