Global Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (GPACS): An Overview

Abstract

The world is currently experiencing a computer revolution. With the expansion and development of new computer technology, the age of video is upon us. The medical world is also currently undergoing a dramatic change. With the development and perfection of non-invasive techniques of probing the body, large amounts of computer data is collected and much of it is used to generate images. The organization and management of these images is the topic of this thesis. The discussion of storage schemes, databases, communications and data compression techniques gives the reader a background and some insight to the current state of the art in Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and how this schema will some day be expanded to a global scale called Global PACS (GPACS). Database, Encryption, Computer networks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280617

Entities

People

  • Russell C. Ellis

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Communications
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Compression
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Network Science
  • Network Topology
  • Relational Database Management Systems
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Systems Analysis and Design