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PACS: Diminishing the Distance and Enabling the Real-Time Services in Teleradiology

Cloudex Radiology

All this is possible because of PACS. PACS – Picture Archiving and Communication System; a system involved in acquiring the medical images, transmission, viewing, storage, and retrieval of same images. Basically, PACS is an electronic version of the file room and reading room for radiologists.

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What is DICOM Image Format & Why is It Important in Radiology?

Intelerad

DICOM allows transmitting medical imaging data to devices like scanners, servers, workstations, printers, network hardware, and PACS. Before DICOM, radiologists relied on two-dimensional film scans and physically stored them inside film jackets. What is DICOM Image Format?

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