PACS is an acronym of Picture Archiving and Communication Systems. For the past 100 years, film has been almost the exclusive medium for capturing, storing, and displaying radiographic images. PACS technology allows for a near filmless process, with all of the flexibility of digital systems. It also removes all the costs associated with hard film ...

DICOM is a shortcut derived from Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine. With the introduction of computed tomography (CT) followed by other digital diagnostic imaging modalities in the 1970's, and the increasing use of computers in clinical applications, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the National ...