Essential Tools of a PACS
A PACS has become an extremely useful tool for medical centers with a radiology department. These systems allow physicians to review all files related to a patient's studies digitally.
Digitization of medical documents
The main goal of these systems is to allow medical images to be moved and managed more quickly, so that medical and administrative staff, as well as patients themselves, benefit.
PACS components
Now, when it comes to choosing the PACS that can be put to the best use, there are several aspects to consider. The first is to assess the medical center's objective, as well as its specific needs. However, when it comes to PACS components, there are some that definitely cannot be missing. Below we list five of them.
DICOM viewer
It is true that there are countless different image formats; however, in order to standardize medical studies, the DICOM format, Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine, was created. This guarantees that all physicians can correctly view this type of image and know it is the standard format to use for any study, whether CT scan, MRI, ultrasound, etc. In addition, this type of image is also accepted in other systems with RIS or HIS, in addition to PACS.
Measurements in a PACS system
There are different types of measurements that can be relevant when interpreting a study, such as distances, angles, ROI, annotations, among others. With a PACS such as Eva, the radiologist can take these measurements while they are automatically saved in the toolbar that shares the same name. Other measurements that can be important include the cardiothoracic index and the Cobb angle.
Cloud storage of medical images
Radiologists face heavy workloads, so it is not uncommon to find them working at several medical centers. But what happens if, for some reason, they cannot travel to their workplace? With a cloud-hosted PACS, the physician can receive studies and do their work from wherever they are, with the assurance that the patient will receive their diagnosis promptly.
Cine mode in medical PACS
When dealing with very long image series, it can be useful to view them in motion, as well as to choose the number of frames per second for playback. Eva's development team created this tool with precisely this need in mind. It also makes it possible to see details that cannot be observed in a static view.
Custom tools for radiology images
There are many tools that can be added to PACS systems to make physicians' work easier. At Eva Center, our team strives to create new shortcuts every day and add whatever our partners need. Along these lines, we offer voice dictation or recognition, as well as 3D reconstruction, which can be extremely useful for a better viewing perspective, multiplanar reconstruction, and many others.