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Pioneering Patient-Specific Approaches for Precision Surgery Using Imaging and Virtual Reality
Published on: April 5, 2024
G York1, J Wortmann, R Atanasiu
1Emageon, Inc, Birmingham, AL 35242, USA. gyork@emageon.com
Abstract:
Most current picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) are designed for a single department or a single modality. Few PACS installations have been deployed that support the needs of the hospital or the entire Integrated Delivery Network (IDN). The authors propose a new image management architecture that can support a large, distributed enterprise.
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