Picture archiving and communication system - Part 2: Cost-benefit considerations for picture archiving and communication system

Journal Belge de Radiologie

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 296-299

  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

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; FILM; HEALTH ECONOMICS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT; REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 11244343059     PISSN: 00217646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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