Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) consist of a network of computers and peripheral devices dedicated to the storage, retrieval, distribution, and presentation of medical images.

The overall goal of PACS is to make critical patient image and medical record information available enterprise-wide, which ultimately improves efficiency and overall patient care, as well as reduces long-term costs.

How this is achieved

This is achieved by greatly reducing or eliminating the dependency on hard-copy film, which can only be in one place at a time.

PACS stores, distributes and displays both clinical images and corresponding diagnostic information throughout a healthcare enterprise, making it critical to select the best and most reliable platforms to achieve this mission-critical task.

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BENEFITS OF PACS.

• Increased Availability of images.
• No lost films.
• Multiple copies of the same images can be available at different departments at the same time.
• Increased speed of processing and delivery of the image to the requesting clinician.
• Image manipulation to see areas normally lost due to under or over exposure.
• Increased speed and quality of reporting
• Possible transmission of images to others (Peripheral clinics, General physicians)

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