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Book SynopsisThe only resource to thoroughly cover the critical issues of hardware/software design and implementation in a systematic and easily comprehensible manner, PACS and Imaging Informatics addresses the latest in PACS, from the electronic patient record to the full range of topics in digital imaging.
Table of ContentsFOREWORD. PREFACE. PREFACE OF THE LAST EDITION. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. H. K. HUANG SHORT BIOGRAPHY. LIST OF ACRONYMS. 1. Introduction. PART I MEDICAL IMAGING PRINCIPLES. 2. Digital Medical Image Fundamentals. 3. Two-Dimensional Medical Imaging. 4. Three-Dimensional Medical Imaging. 5. Four-Dimensionality, Multimodality, and Fusion of MedicalImaging. 6. Image Compression. PART II PACS FUNDAMENTALS. 7. Picture Archiving and Communication System Components andWorkflow. 8. Communications and Networking. 9. Industrial Standards (HL7 and DICOM) and Integrating theHealthcare Enterprise (IHE). 10. Image Acquisition Gateway. 11. PCS Server and Archive. 12. Display Workstation. 13. Integration of HIS, RIS, PACS, and ePR. PART III PACS OPERATION. 14. PACS Data Management and Web-Based Image Distribution. 15. Telemedicine and Teleradiology. 16. Fault-Tolerant PACS and Enterprise PACS. 17. Image/Data Security. 18. PACS Clinical Implementation, Acceptance, andEvaluation. 19. PACS Clinical Experience, Pitfalls, and Bottlenecks. PART IV PACS- AND DICOM-BASED IMAGING INFORMATICS. 20. DICOM-Based Medical Imaging Informatics. 21. Data Grid for PACS and Medical Imaging Informatics. 22. Multimedia Electronic Patient Record (ePR) System. 23. Multimedia Electronic Patient Record System in RadiationTherapy. 24. Multimedia Electronic Patient Record (ePR) System forImage-Assisted.Spinal Surgery. 25. Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) and Image-Guided DecisionSupport. 26. Integration of Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) with PACS. 27. Location Tracking and Verification System in ClinicalEnvironment. 28. New Directions in PACS and Medical Imaging InformaticsTraining. PACS AND IMAGING INFORMATICS GLOSSARY. INDEX.
