[PACS: use in routine operations]

In the Department of Radiology at the University of Graz, parts of a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) are routinely used. The PACS includes 4 CT scanner, an evaluation console, an MR scanner, a diagnostic console with three monitors and an archive with two drives for optical disks. All the CT examinations are archived on optical disk. It is possible to store up to 26,000 images on one optical disk. The management of the archived images and the retrieval is done by a radiological information system (RIS). There are no problems with the transfer rates and network capacity. Failures that occur during the routine work may spread out and hamper the routine. Reporting on the diagnostic console is still not routinely accepted.