PACS upgrades can be a rocky road (AuntMinnieEurope)

Article by Frances Rylands-Monk, originally published in AuntMinnieEurope.

“Radiologists need to be early birds for optimal PACS upgrades, and this means voicing their frustrations with the current systems, getting a headstart, and communicating directly with suppliers in person rather than leaving it to managers, according to an experienced practitioner.

There should be no like-for-like replacements but a new approach to image exchange and archiving, noted Dr. Rizwan Malik, a consultant radiologist at the Bolton National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust in the U.K. He provided tips and guidance during the opening day of the Royal College of Radiologists’ (RCR) annual scientific meeting, which takes place in Liverpool from 11 to 13 September.”