PACS: The silent revolution

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1152-1160

  Bick, U ^a   Lenzen, H ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; Image storage; Network communication; PACS; RIS

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA DISPLAY; HUMANS; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 0032619891     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050811     Document Type: Review

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