For Radiologists

For decades, the on-premise PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) was a cornerstone of radiology departments. These legacy systems successfully digitized medical imaging, but they came with significant limitations: high maintenance costs, limited scalability, and accessibility issues. In an era defined by telehealth, remote work, and data-driven healthcare, these drawbacks are no longer sustainable. Hospitals …

Migrating from Legacy PACS to Cloud PACS: Checklist for Hospitals Read More »

In previous blog articles, we have covered the history of radiology, inception of the DICOM standard here  as well as the anatomy of the filetype and the viewer here. DICOM viewers today are packaged with a multitude of features including easy viewing and robust image post-processing. In this blog article, we will focus on understanding …

DICOM Viewer Features Read More »

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, otherwise known as DICOM is a common industry standard used by the radiology community worldwide to transfer medical imaging files. Established first in 1983, by a joint collaboration between the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), this standard was developed owing to one …

Understanding DICOM Files & DICOM Viewers Read More »

PACS, a widely known acronym in the radiology world, is familiar to every graduating radiology student poised to be a radiologist. Yet, numerous medical-imaging diagnostic centers continue to operate without PACS software, either unable or unwilling to keep up with the evolving trend in the healthcare market. So what exacty is PACS? Why is it …

The changing landscape of PACS Read More »