PACS and Imaging Informatics: Basic Principles and Applications

Hardcover, 704 pages
ISBN 0471251232
978-0471251231
John Wiley & Sons
April 2004
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First envisioned by members of the radiology community, Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) have developed to affect the entire spectrum of health care delivery.

PACS and Imaging Informatics uses the framework of imaging informatics to explain PACS, making the text accessible to those without advanced knowledge of physics, engineering, math, or information technology. With the most systematic and thorough coverage of practical applications available, this text is the complete guide for all those involved in designing, implementing, and using PACS. PACS and Imaging Informatics: Basic Principles and Applications addresses all the latest developments in this exciting field, from the electronic patient record with image distribution to the full range of topics in digital imaging.

Written in clear, non-technical language, this book features coverage of:

Web-based PACS
Fault-tolerant image archive servers
Security
Industrial standards
Integrating the healthcare enterprise
Clinical management systems
Light imaging
Digital radiography
Teleconsultation
PACS-based imaging informatics

This author teaches radiology and biomedical engineering at the University of Southern California-Los Angeles. Enabled by recent advances in information technology, the PACS concept of an integrated system has progressed rapidly and proven greater than the sum of its parts. No longer does discussion center on "if." purchase justification has given way to the "how" of best practices for installing and maintaining a PACS, and best uses for clinical service, research, and education. The following topics are fully covered in this book:

List of Acronyms.
Digital Medical Imaging Fundamentals.
Digital Radiography.
Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and Light Imaging.
Picture Archiving and Communication System Components and Work Flow.
Industrial Standards (HL7 and DICOM) and Work Flow Protocols (IHE).
Image Acquisition Gateway.
Communications and Networking.
PACS Controller and Image Archive Server.
Display Workstation.
Integration of HIS, RIS, PACS, and ePR.
PACS Data Management and Web-based Image Distribution.
Telemedicine and Teleradiology.
Fault-Tolerant PACS.
Image/Data Security.
PACS Clinical Implementation, Acceptance, Data Migration, and Evaluation.
PACS Clinical Experience, Pitfalls, and Bottlenecks.
PACS-Based Medical Imaging Informatics.
PACS as a Decision Support Tool.
ePR-Based PACS Application Servers for Other Medical Specialities.
New Directions in PACS Learning and PACS-Related Training.
Enterprise PACS.
References.
PACS and Imaging Information Glossary.

"...an excellent book for people involved in the design, implementation, or simply the operations of PACS and an appropriate textbook…" (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology)

"the strength of the book lies in the vast experience of the author, who has implemented PACS at numerous institutions in the United States and abroad…" (Radiology)

H.K. Huang, D.Sc., FRCR (Hon.), is Professor and Director of Informatics in the Department of Radiology at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California. He also holds the position of Chair and Professor of Medical Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and is Honorary Professor at the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Huang is a pioneer in picture archiving and communication system (PACS) research. He is a consultant to numerous hospitals worldwide for developing PAC systems. Dr. Huang has been awarded honorary fellowships by the Royal College of Radiologists (UK), the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), and the EuroPACS Society.

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