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PACS and Related Research in the United Kingdom

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The Government supported PACS projects are at Leeds General Infirmary and at Hammersmith Hospital. The Leeds group are carrying out an assessment of computed radiography units, and developing image processing algorithms.

The Hammersmith group is installing a whole hospital PACS. The economic basis for this project is presented. The special problems arising from the installation of PACS in a postgraduate teaching hospital are discussed.

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  1. Saarinen, A.O., Haynor,D.R., Loop, J.W., Johnston, L., Russell, n., Mitchell, K., Nemereer, M. : Modelling the Economics of Pacs: What is Important? Proc. SPIE Medical Imaging II, Vol. 1093; 1989.

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  1. North West Thames Regional Health Authority, 40 Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 3QR, UK

    H. I. Glass

  2. Medical Devices Directorate, Department of Health, 14 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5EP, UK

    N. A. Slark

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  1. Medical Imaging Division, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90024-1721, USA

    H. K. Huang  & K. S. Chuang  & 

  2. Digital Imaging Unit, Center of Medical Informatics, University Hospital of Geneva, CH-1211, Geneva-4, Switzerland

    O. Ratib

  3. BAZIS, Schipholweg 97, 2316XA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    A. R. Bakker

  4. Radiological Clinic, Diagnostic Department, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, W-2000, Hamburg 20, Germany

    G. Witte

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Glass, H.I., Slark, N.A. (1991). PACS and Related Research in the United Kingdom. In: Huang, H.K., Ratib, O., Bakker, A.R., Witte, G., Chuang, K.S. (eds) Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) in Medicine. NATO ASI Series, vol 74. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76566-7_43

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