Title :
Application of PACS in fighting against SARS in a local hospital
Author :
Chan, K.K. ; Tong, K.S. ; Huang, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Med. Phys., Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hosp., Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
The objective of This work is to review the application of picture archiving and communication system (PACS) on the routine radiological service for acute wards and clinics during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong.
Keywords :
PACS; diseases; hospitals; medical image processing; radiology; Hong Kong; PACS; SARS; acute wards; clinics; film-less transmission; hospital; picture archiving and communication system; routine radiological service; severe acute respiratory syndrome; Biomedical imaging; Digital images; Diseases; Hospitals; Medical diagnostic imaging; Patient monitoring; Picture archiving and communication systems; Radiology; Storage area networks; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8519-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.2004.1407456
