Kalyanpur Arjun, Singh Jasbir, Bedi Ricky
Chief Radiologist, Teleradiology Solutions, Bangalore, India.
Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2010 Feb;20(1):2-5. doi: 10.4103/0971-3026.59743.
Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) is a key workflow tool in the functioning of radiology departments worldwide, today, and its utilization is rapidly growing in India. The key challenges in PACS implementation are related to vendor and feature selection, integration with the existing HIS, user training, maintenance and scalability to meet increasing demands. Additionally, the networking requirements that PACS imposes on hospital networks are not insignificant. This article attempts to review these issues from the standpoint of what a prospective or new user needs to know.
图像存档与通信系统（PACS）是当今全球放射科运作中的关键工作流程工具，并且其在印度的应用正在迅速增长。PACS实施中的关键挑战涉及供应商和功能选择、与现有医院信息系统（HIS）的集成、用户培训、维护以及满足不断增长需求的可扩展性。此外，PACS对医院网络提出的网络要求也不容小觑。本文试图从潜在用户或新用户需要了解的角度来审视这些问题。
