Pacs: A Guide to the Digital Revolution

by Keith J. Dreyer and keith-j-dreyer-amit-mehta-j-h-thrall

Book Overview

This title fills an incredible need by explaining the technological advances associated with the transition of radiology departments to filmless environments. The editors are leaders in the field of medical imaging and they provide insight into emerging technologies for physicians, administrators, and other interested groups. Chapters address key topics in current literature with regard to the generation, transfer, interpretation, and distribution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387260102
• ISBN13: 9780387260105
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 580 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Resource for IT Support

As a healthcare IT Systems integrator, I found this book to be an excellent overview of the concepts, terminology, workflow and standards involved in PACS & RIS. It is readable, illustrated and understadnable. It does not drone on in esoteric concepte, but addresses PACS in practical, relevant ways.

Excellent all-purpose reference!

The articles included in this edition present a solid picture of PACS from the ground up, with an organizational point of view, which can be understood from an IT to a clinical perspective or from a clinical to an IT perspective. Many thanks!

Great up-to-date information and easy to read.

I am a radiologist with an interest computer technology. I have hands-on experience with computing but little formal IT education. I've bought most of the other books on PACS from various authors but liked the first edition of the Dreyer book the best, so I thought I'd give this second edition a try. This recently released edition has many interesting new topics and considerable updates from the topics cover in the first. It's basically a whole new book. Fortunately they have preserved the easy-to-understand, yet, excellently detailed style from the first edition. If you're a radiologist, technologist or IT person interested in learning more about radiology IT, I highly recommend this book. Regards, Charles R.

Excellent Read and Reference

I too, as the above customer, bought this book to plan the installation of a PACS in our 150 bed hospital. The experiences of the authors and the depth of coverage was excellent for myself (RT/PACS administrator) and the chief of our department (radiologist) as we planned our PACS system. I learned everything I needed to have an intelligent conversation with the vendors we chose to deal with. Our next task will be voice recognition which the book discusses in detail. Thanks!

A PACS Planner's dream!

We are in the process of installing a system wide PACS system at our 350 bed hospital and this book was a god-sent. Explanations are clear and concise, pertinent for all levels of users. I am a radiologist, but our administrator and PACS (to be) administrator also gained much valuable information from this publication.