A visual guide to PACS.

Picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) is a complex and vast subject, about which much has been written. A Visual Guide to PACS is an overview of the subject presented as an efficient reference for hospital and department administrators planning for and implementing PACS. A Visual Guide to PACS is adapted from presentation materials developed by Integration Resources/GORCA to capsulize issues relating to PACS. The authors aim to communicate the broad parameter and some of the complexity of the subject.