Book description
The definitive guide to PACS - now with more clinically applicable material
In recent years, the field of picture archiving and communications
systems-PACS-and image informatics has advanced due to both conceptual
and technological advancements. This edition of PACS and Imaging
Informatics: Basic Principles and Applications addresses the latest in
this exciting field. In contrast to the previous edition, this updated
text uses the framework of image informatics, not physics or
engineering principles, to explain PACS. It is the only resource that
thoroughly covers the critical issues of hardware/software design and
implementation in a systematic and easily comprehensible manner.
To strengthen and update the book, the author:
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Emphasizes clinical applications of PACS and integrates clinical
examples throughout the text
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Reflects the many changes in the field, with new chapters on
Web-based PACS, security, integrating the healthcare enterprise,
clinical management systems, and the electronic patient record
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Uses the framework of imaging informatics to explain PACS, making
the book accessible to those without advanced knowledge of
physics, engineering, math, or information technology
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Explains how PACS can improve workflow, therapy, and treatment
With the most systematic and thorough coverage of practical
applications available, this text is the complete guide for all those
involved in designing, implementing, and using PACS. Professionals in
medical and allied health imaging informatics; radiologists and their
technical staff; surgeons and oncologists and their teams; medical and
electronic engineers; medical informaticians; and fellows, graduate
students, and advanced undergraduates will all benefit from this
valuable resource.
"An excellent book for people involved in the design,
implementation, or simply the operations of PACS and an appropriate
textbook."
-From a review of the previous edition in
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
"The strength of the book lies in the vast experience of the
author, who has implemented PACS at numerous institutions in the
United States and abroad."
-From a review of the previous
edition in Radiology
H. K. (Bernie) Huang,
FRCR(Hon.); FAIMBE; Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering;
Director, Division of Imaging Informatics, Department of Radiology; and
Director MS Program, Medical Imaging and Imaging Informatics, Department
of biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los
Angeles, Chair Professor of Medical Informatics, The Hong Kong
Polytechnic University; and Honorary Professor, Shanghai Institute of
Technical Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences.
