The Ongoing Implementation Of A Prototype Medical Communications System At The University Of North Carolina.

B. M. Hemminger; B. G . Thompson; S. M. Pizer; P. Stancil

doi:10.1117/12.975444

12 June 1986 The Ongoing Implementation Of A Prototype Medical Communications System At The University Of North Carolina.

B. M. Hemminger, B. G . Thompson, S. M. Pizer, P. Stancil

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Proceedings Volume 0626, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine XIV and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.975444
Event: Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine XIV and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS IV) for Medical Applications, 1986, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

The communications network is the backbone of a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS). A working communications network also facilitates research into the different aspects of a prototype PACS. In our previous PACS communications paper [Thompson82], we outlined the design criteria for a medical communications system. These same criteria are in effect except that we have replaced the analog transmission of images by digital transmission. To meet the communications needs of our prototype PACS configuration, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill chose to develop a rudimentary implementation of the ACR-NEMA standard to allow communication between acquisition devices, host computers, consoles and other medical imaging equipment. This paper reflects on the decision to use digital transmission of images and existing digital modalities. We describe the implementation being carried out at UNC, and how the communications network interrelates with the other ongoing UNC PACS research efforts.

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B. M. Hemminger, B. G . Thompson, S. M. Pizer, and P. Stancil "The Ongoing Implementation Of A Prototype Medical Communications System At The University Of North Carolina.", Proc. SPIE 0626, Application of Optical Instrumentation in Medicine XIV and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems, (12 June 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.975444

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