Picture archiving and communication system: The impact of filmless and distance radiology

Journal Belge de Radiologie

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 300-304

  De Backer, A I ^a   Mortele K J ^b   De Keulenaer, B L ^c  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medical; Picture archiving and communication system (PACS) economics

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FILM; HOSPITAL; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; TIME; WORK;

HUMANS; RADIOLOGY; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TELERADIOLOGY;

EID: 11244250658     PISSN: 00217646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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