Paulsen D
Olicon Imaging Systems.
J Healthc Mater Manage. 1994 Apr;12(4):25, 28-9.
Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) were introduced in the 1980s as the ultimate solution for managing radiological films, but technical limitations and high costs prevented all but a few well-funded institutions from experimenting with PACS. Today, technology is catching up with the early vision of PACS. Partial-PACS solutions can be applied to specific departmental needs and be part of a planned migration toward filmless radiology. The most prevalent PACS solutions today are teleradiology reading stations that enable a department to deliver images over the telephone lines to on-call radiologists' homes, but other applications are growing rapidly. Benefits include more timely patient treatment, increased productivity, elimination of lost films and reduced costs in labor, film and supplies. Each facility must carefully weigh the objectives for a PACS solution and perform a careful cost/benefit analysis before acquiring a system.
图像存档与通信系统（PACS）于20世纪80年代问世，被视为管理放射影像的终极解决方案，但技术限制和高昂成本使得除了少数资金雄厚的机构外，其他机构都无法尝试使用PACS。如今，技术正逐渐跟上PACS的早期设想。部分PACS解决方案可应用于特定科室的需求，并成为向无胶片放射学计划迁移的一部分。当今最普遍的PACS解决方案是远程放射学阅片站，它能使科室通过电话线将图像传送到随叫随到的放射科医生家中，但其他应用也在迅速增长。其好处包括患者治疗更及时、生产率提高、消除胶片丢失以及劳动力、胶片和耗材成本降低。每个机构在购置系统之前，都必须仔细权衡PACS解决方案的目标，并进行细致的成本/效益分析。
