Vendor Neutral Does Not Mean Vendor Compatible

One of the ideals behind a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) is that the data will be in a standards-based format making it available to any application that complies with the DICOM standard. So, in theory, once the data has been migrated from a proprietary archive to a...

The Evolution of PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System)

Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), as its full title implies, addresses two main functions; picture archiving and communication of those pictures. This blog is a personal classification of PACS by generations to explore the relationship of PACS and its...