Description
This title relates experiences at the Baltimore Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), the first site to have a fully operational filmless radiology system. Included are sections on PACS’ impact on the practice of radiology and the delivery of health care (e.g. teleradiology), clinical uses of computed radiography, technological issues, and case studies from both inside and outside the VA system. Table of Contents: Section 1.- 1 Current State of the Art and Future Trends.- 2 Large-Scale PAC Sytems.- 3 Purchasing a PACS: An RFP Toolkit.- Section 2.- 4 The Impact of Medical-Legal Issues in Strategic Planning for PACS and Teleradiology Implementation.- 5 PACS and Productivity.- 6 Economic Analysis of Filmless Radiology.- 7 Computed Radiographic Imaging and Artifacts.- Section 3.- 8 Digital Radiography.- 9 Digital Mammography.- 10 Quality Assurance and PACS.- Section 4.- 11 PACS and the End User: A Study in Two Demanding Environments.- 12 PACS and Training.- 13 Clinical Aspects of Workstation Design and Operation.- Section 5.- 14 Workstation Functions and System Capabilities.- 15 Image Compression.- 16 DICOM Standardization.- 17 Enabling Technology: DICOM in the VA?s Hospital Information System.- Section 6.- 18 PACS and Telemedicine in the VA.- 19 VA?s Integrated Imaging System: A Multispecialty, Hospital-Wide Image Storage, Retrieval, and Communication System.- 20 Hospital-Wide PACS: The HammersmithSolution.- 21 PACS in Academic Medical Centers.
