Difference between PACS and RIS

PACS: Medical Image Management and Communications SystemPicture?Archiving?and?Communications?System?The main function is the acquisition, transmission, archiving and processing of image information;

RIS: Radiology Information SystemRadiology?Information? System main functions and applications include: patient examination appointments, imaging equipment management and booking, input and management of medical orders, management of patient and equipment appointments, diagnostic imaging reports and generation and management, pricing, and charging;

PACS?s significance is not only in the digitization, but more importantly:

PACS?s significance is not only in the digitization, but more importantly:

RIS: Radiology? but more importantly:

-? Unclogging workflows thereby improving equipment and efficiency and increasing revenue

-? Reduce costs by eliminating film-related expenses

-? Reduce the chance of reshoots

-? Improve competitiveness by updating technology

-? Improve service quality

-? Attract quality personnel

-? Robust automated management of patient data

The general components of PACS?include:

1.?DICOM?Image?Server? (Image?Server)? --? Used to receive, deliver and manage medical images

2.? Physician Diagnostic Workstation? (Review?Station)? --? Used by physicians to read films and type reports

3.?DICOM?Gateway? -? Converts non-DICOM images to DICOM via digital or video

4. Remote Diagnostic Server? (Teleradiology?server)? --? Allows physicians to remotely view images for diagnosis using a Web browser or other software

5. Advanced specialized image processing workstations --? such as 3-D image workstations, nuclear medicine/PET?workstations? (may include CT/MR?-?PET/SPECT?image fusion capabilities)

6.?RIS?and reporting terminals

7.? Technician?QA/QC?workstation? (Tech-station)