It is a system applied in the imaging department of the hospital, the main task is to produce a variety of daily medical images (including MRI, CT, ultrasound, various X-ray machines, a variety of infrared instruments, microscopes and other equipment to produce images) through a variety of interfaces (analog, DICOM, network) in a digitalized way to save up a large number of when the need for a certain amount of authorization can be quickly retrieved back to use, while adding some auxiliary diagnostic management. When needed, it can be quickly recalled under certain authorization, and at the same time, some auxiliary diagnostic management functions can be added. It plays an important role in the transmission of data between various imaging devices and the organization of stored data.
Main advantages:
1) Reduce material costs: After the introduction of the PACS system, images are stored digitally, saving a lot of media (paper, film, etc.).
2) Reduce management costs: digital storage brings 'another benefit of not distorting, and at the same time occupies a small area, saving a lot of media management costs.
3) Improve efficiency: Digitization makes it possible to access images from anywhere there is a network, such as borrowing films and accessing patients' past medical records. The original need for a long period of time and a lot of manpower involved in the matter is now just a click away, greatly improving the efficiency of the doctor's work. The increased efficiency of doctors means that the number of patients they can receive every day increases, bringing benefits to the hospital.
4) Improve the level of medical care in hospitals: Through digitalization, the workflow of doctors can be greatly simplified to put more time and energy on the diagnosis, which helps to improve the level of diagnosis in hospitals. At the same time, the introduction of a variety of image processing technology makes the previously imperceptible lesions become clearly visible. Convenient access to past medical records also enables doctors to make more accurate diagnoses based on previous experience. Digital storage also makes telemedicine possible.
5) Provide resource accumulation for hospitals: For a hospital, typical medical record images and reports are very valuable resources, and the distortion-free digital storage and standardized reports made under the expert system are valuable technical accumulation for hospitals.
6) Make full use of the hospital's resources and other hospital resources: Through telemedicine, it can promote technical exchanges between hospitals, while complementing each other for mutual benefit and promoting the development of both sides.