Pacs

by Dreyer, Keith J.; Mehta, Amit; Thrall, James H.; Thrall, James H.

• ISBN13: 9780387952918
• ISBN10: 0387952918
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

PACS: A Guide to the Digital Revolutionis a textbook of modern information sciences that fills an incredible need in a blossoming field of radiology. The emphasis is on a review of technological developments associated with the transition of radiology departments to filmless environments. Each chapter addresses the key topics in current literature with regard to the generation, transfer, interpretation and distribution of images to the medical enterprise. As leaders in the field of computerized medical imaging, the editors and contributors provide insight into emerging technologies for physicians, administrators, and other interested groups. As health care organizations throughout the world begin to generate filmless implementation strategies, this exhaustive review will prove a vital aid to leaders in the development of health care.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
SECTION I INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS	1	(28)
Introduction	3	(6)
Amit Mehta
Financial Modeling	9	(20)
Syrene R. Reilly
David Avrin
SECTION II COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS	29	(92)
Computing Fundamentals	31	(10)
Keith J. Dreyer
Networking Fundamentals	41	(32)
Scott M. Rogala
DICOM	73	(48)
David A. Clunie
John A. Carrino
SECTION III ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES	121	(228)
Image Acquisition	123	(38)
Katherine P. Andriole
Image Workflow	161	(30)
Eliot L. Siegel
Bruce Reiner
Workstations	191	(46)
Steven C. Horii
Storage and Archives	237	(20)
Douglas Tucker
Amit Mehta
Image Compression	257	(24)
Stephen Mann
Voice Recognition	281	(22)
Amit Mehta
Enterprise Imaging	303	(12)
Keith J. Dreyer
Teleradiology	315	(34)
James H. Thrall
Giles Boland
SECTION IV FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES	349	(66)
Legal Issues and Formal Policies	351	(24)
John J. Smith
Harry Zibners
Research and Education	375	(20)
David Avrin
Medical Utilization and Management	395	(20)
Robert T. Bramson
Contributors	415	(4)
Index	419