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CD-based image archival and management on a hybrid radiology intranet

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This article describes the design and implementation of a low-cost image archival and management solution on a radiology network consisting of UNIX, IBM personal computer-compatible (IBM, Purchase, NY) and Macintosh (Apple Computer, Cupertino, CA) work-stations. The picture archiving and communications system (PACS) is modular, scaleable and conforms to the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) 3.0 standard for image transfer, storage and retrieval. Image data is made available on soft-copy reporting workstations by a work-flow management scheme and on desktop computers through a World Wide Web (WWW) interface. Data archival is based on recordable compact disc (CD) technology and is automated. The project has allowed the radiology department to eliminate the use of film in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, computed tomography (CT) and ultrasonography.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, H3G 1A4, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Robert D. Cox B Eng, Christopher J. Henri & Patrice M. Bret

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Cox, R.D., Henri, C.J. & Bret, P.M. CD-based image archival and management on a hybrid radiology intranet. J Digit Imaging 10 (Suppl 1), 168–170 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03168688

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