Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS)
for Medical Imaging

Part of the Course: Medical Imaging Science

University of Minnesota Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics
BPHY 8148, Spring Quarter 1997

 

Suggested WorldWideWeb Resources:

 

I. General Radiology
1. The Virtual Hospital
http://indy.radiology.uiowa.edu/VirtualHospital.html
2. The Society for Computer Applications in Radiology
http://www.scar.rad.washington.edu
3. American College of Radiology
http://ww.acr.org

II. Equipment Vendors
1. Radiological Society of North America: On Display
Search by Products and Companies: Query "pacs"
http://www.rsna.org/ondisplay/
2. Dejarnette
http://www.dejarnette.com
3. Merge Technology
http://www.merge.com

III. Telemedicine Projects
1. Radiological Society of North America and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society - Telemedicine Integration Project
http://www.rsna.org/RSNA2/practiceres/telemed.html
2. National Library of Medicine
http://everest.radiology.uiowa.edu/nlm/nlmhome.html

IV. Telecommunications
1. Digital Image and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Standard
ftp://ftp.nema.org/medical/dicom.htm