Picture Archiving and Communications Systems
A type of medical system that provides for the storage and management of digital images, as well as the management of workflow within the radiology department.
Systems that facilitate image viewing at diagnostic, reporting, consultation, and remote computer workstations, as well as archiving of pictures on magnetic or optical media using short- or long-term storage devices. PACS allow communication using local or wide-area networks, public communications services, systems that include modality interfaces, and gateways to healthcare facility and departmental information systems.
Personal Access Communication System
Payroll Accounting System
Picture Archive and Communication System.
Picture archiving And Communications System
"Picture Archiving System" Used for electronic image storage of X-Ray or other images on computer.
personal access communication systems
Picture Archive and Communications System. Electronic means to store and distribute medical images (rather than conventional x-ray film).
(Picture Archival Communication System) A computer network system designed to transmit, store, and retrieve digital medical images. It makes "soft copy" reading of images possible, as opposed to only "hard copy" (film) reading. The fundamental concept underlying both PACS and teleradiology is that medical images can be captured in digital form and transferred over computer networks where they can be viewed on computer terminals and/or saved for later viewing.
Personnel Accounting Control System
Picture Archiving and Communication System
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems
Stores images (i.e., X-rays) on optical disk. PACS increases the volume of images that can be stored by a central facility.