Enterprise-class Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) image infrastructure.
Most current picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) are designed for a single department or a single modality. Few PACS installations have been deployed that support the needs of the hospital or the entire Integrated Delivery Network (IDN). The authors propose a new image management architecture that can support a large, distributed enterprise.
York
G
G
Emageon, Inc, Birmingham, AL 35242, USA. gyork@emageon.com
Wortmann
J
J
Atanasiu
R
R
D003199:Computer Systems; D006801:Humans; D011873:Radiology Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration