Filmless RadiologyVirtually all radiologists and healthcare administrators believe that every radiology department will be utilizing the cutting edge technology of PACS (Picture Archival and Communications System) in the future. Filmless Radiology is the first clinically oriented book to fully describe PACS and its impact on the cost and quality of patient care. Radiologist, medical physicists, physicians, nurses, and technologists will use it as a valuable source when navigating the transition from conventional to filmless systems. Radiology and hospital administrators will find it an indispensable tool for planning, justifying and purchasing a PACS. Computer system specialists, as well as biomedical engineers, will learn detailed and technical practical information about utilizing a PACS, and the networks and communication protocols required for successful operation. Students of all healthcare professions, engineering, and law will gain a comprehensive overview of the current state of art in medical digital imaging. Filmless Radiology chronicles the clinical and administrative experience acquired over the past several years by early adopters and providers of PAC Systems, and examines the future relationship of radiology to health information systems. |
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Contents
Current State of the Art and Future Trends | 3 |
LargeScale PAC Systems | 21 |
Purchasing a PACS An RFP Toolkit | 33 |
The Impact of MedicalLegal Issues in Strategic Planning for PACS and Teleradiology Implementation | 87 |
PACS and Productivity | 103 |
Economic Analysis of Filmless Radiology | 113 |
Computed Radiographic Imaging and Artifacts | 137 |
Digital Radiography | 157 |
Clinical Aspects of Workstation Design and Operation | 254 |
Workstation Functions and System Capabilities | 277 |
Image Compression | 295 |
DICOM Standardization | 311 |
Enabling Technology DICOM in the VAs Hospital Information System | 322 |
PACS and Telemedicine in the VA | 355 |
VAs Integrated Imaging System A Multispecialty HospitalWide Image Storage Retrieval and Communication System | 370 |
HospitalWide PACS The Hammersmith Solution | 387 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Filmless Radiology Health Informatics |
| Author | Robert M. Kolodner |
| Editors | Eliot L. Siegel, Robert M. Kolodner |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0387953906, 9780387953908 |
| Length | 435 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Administration Medical / Allied Health Services / Imaging Technologies Medical / Biochemistry Medical / Clinical Medicine Medical / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine |
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