What is PACS?

What is PACS?

Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS): is a digital system by which doctors can look at xrays on a computer. It works all over the UK.

This system has four fundamental uses:

1. Radiology workflow management – radiologists (xray doctors) use it to organise their daily workload, reviewing and reporting xrays
2. Electronic image storage
3. Remote access to medical imaging – allowing doctors to access medical images without being present at a specific hospital. This allows for national and international collaborations, distanced reporting and training; and for multiple healthcare professionals to access the image at the same time;
4. Image integration – images can be integrated with other clinical electronic systems.