PACS DICOM - IPTS 2007

This blog is about the new medical revolution that has happened in the recent years.

Here we have discussed briefly about the following,

1. PACS
2. DICOM
3. IPTS 2007 (1st International Conference on PACS)

What is PACS?

Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) is mainly used for medical purpose to
transfer/diagnose patients x-ray and other images related to their treatment. The image format
supported with this PACS is called DICOM. This image format is internationally approved and
widely accepted by all the medical institutes.

What is DICOM?

As mentioned above, DICOM is a specific image format which is associated with the PACS
system. All the medical terms and images stored in the PACS system are stored in the format of
DICOM. There are many special features with this particular image format. We will be explaining
about its features in the coming blog postings. Check here regularly.

IPTS 2007

International PACS/Teleradiology Symposium 2007

This is the first international symposium on PACS and DICOM with regards to Teleradiology.
Many experts who currently work with the PACS system attended the symposium and shared
their knowledge. Some of them are,

Herman Oosterwijk
President OTech Inc.

John A. Carrino, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor of Radiology
Section Chief, Musculoskeletal Radiology

Russell H. Morgan
Department of Radiology and Radiological Science

Arjun Kalyanpur, MD
CEO and Chief Radiologist
Teleradiology Solutions

Jasbir Singh
VP - Information Technology
Teleradiology Solutions

We will be discussing in detail about each and every thing about, PACS, DICOM, HIS, RIS, HL7,
etc. in the coming days.