PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System)

PACS (picture archiving and communication system) is a medical imaging technology that is largely utilised in healthcare organisations to safely store and digitally transfer electronic images and reports that are pertinent to clinical care. By using PACS, confidential documents, films, and reports can be stored, sent, and retrieved automatically. Instead, utilising PACS software, desktops, and mobile devices, medical records and images may be safely stored on remote servers and safely accessible practically from anywhere in the globe. PACS and other medical imaging storage systems are becoming more crucial as the amount of digital medical pictures used in healthcare grows and data analyses of those  images becomes more common.

Since radiology has historically produced the most X-ray images, radiologists have usually used PACS; nevertheless, PACS technologies have been introduced into other disciplines, including nuclear medicine imaging, cardiology, pathology, oncology, and dermatology. As part of a patient's care plan, medical images are captured and examined for clinical analysis, diagnosis, and therapy. The data gathered can be utilised to spot any physiologic and anatomical anomalies, track the course of treatment, and give doctors access to a database of typical patient scans for future use. A patient's medical imaging, clinical reports, and history can all be accessed digitally to speed up treatment, enhance outcomes, reduce medication and treatment errors, and avoid unnecessary testing. Digital access can also increase patient safety while saving the hospital, the patient, and both of them money and time.

DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine), a standard protocol for the administration and transmission of medical images and related data, is responsible for the present use of PACS. PACS is made up of four main parts: imaging hardware, a secure network for distributing and exchanging patient images, a workstation or mobile device for viewing, processing, and interpreting images, and electronic archives for archiving and retrieving images along with accompanying records and reports.

PACS itself has four primary purposes. The technology: 

• eliminates the requirement for managing physical archives and hard copy films,

• permits remote access, allowing clinicians in several physical places to examine the same data concurrently,

• provides an electronic platform for pictures to interface with various medical automation systems, including radiology information systems, hospital information systems, and electronic health records (RIS), 

• enables radiologists and other medical and radiological staff to control the patient exam workflow

The requirement to keep and handle hard-copy films and reports in room- and shelf-consuming shelving has been replaced by imaging information systems like PACS. Medical photos and other types of data can instead be safely kept digitally, either locally or in the cloud. (ref:https://www.techtarget.com/searchhealthit/definition/picture-archiving-and-communication-system-PACS)

For individuals who would want to test the CASD-PAC system, please click this link and download the apk file to your Android device. 

Link system: casdmedical.my

Link apk (android user only) : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Tav0dwuVeRDpXLfyFSy_hg8jzM0tNsVD?usp=share_link

Demo Username : casdmedical@gmail.com

Demo Password : c4sd_D3V

Tajuk Karya: PACS@Med-Edu (Source code)  -  LY2022W05519

(The database utilized for the CASD-PAC system is MongoDb, and the engine is Orthanc.)

PLEASE DO NOT DUPLICATE, PRESENT, DEMONSTRATE OR REPRESENT THE SYSTEM WITHOUT RAHMITA'S CONSENT. THE APPS ARE COPYRIGHTED UNDER MyIPO, OWNED BY UPM.