NGUYEN XUAN THUC... -PACS are computers or networks dedicated to the storage, retrieval, distribution and presentation of images.. -It replaces hard-copy medical images such as plain fil
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Trang 3-PACS are computers or networks dedicated to the storage,
retrieval, distribution and presentation of images
-It replaces hard-copy medical images (such as plain film
radiographs, US, CT or MRI) Radiologists use PACS to see the images and interpret them
-Advantages:
- Images manipulation: brightness, contrast, rotate, zoom, measurements, etc Better diagnostic accuracy, e.g, see through bone in chest x-ray
- Less storage space for hard-copy images
- Teleradiology
Trang 4PACS = P icture A rchiving and C ommunication S ystem
DICOM = D igital I maging and Co mmunication in M edicine
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