A cost-analysis of computed radiography and picture archiving and communication systems in portable radiography

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Huda, Walter ^a   Honeyman, Janice C ^a   Frost, Meryll M ^a   Staab, Edward V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed radiography (CR); Cost analysis; Picture archiving and communication system (PACS)

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030080333     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03168567     Document Type: Article

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