02130nas a2200193   4500008004100000245005500041210005500096260005500151300000700206520148200213100002201695700001701717700001701734700002001751700001601771700002801787700002201815856009901837       1998                        eng d00aExperience with the SZOTE PACS Starting Operations0 aExperience with the SZOTE PACS Starting Operations  aBudapestbMagyar Radiológus TársaságcJune 1998  a683 a<p>Introduction: During the last four years a Picture Archiving andCommunication System (PACS) has been developed in the University mainly for educational purposes. The original intention was to use the system as a non-stop routine PACS, so the images of the modalities of the system should be available to the workstations connected to the University network at the different clinics. Material and method: Two CTs, one MR, one ultrasound, three fluoroscopy devices, two SPECTs, two gamma cameras and one X-ray film scanner have been connected to the computer network at SZOTE. One Silicon Graphics Challenge DM central image server collects the images and related data. The picture archiving and communication is DICOM conform. An ORACLE data management system facilitates the data retrieval. Step by step testing of the operation of the system began with the transport, conversion and archiving of images of two CTs, one MR and one SPECT: Results: The daily archiving of about 5000 images on 80-100 patients gradually demonstrated the slight incompatibility of DICOM or Interfile of the image modalities or converter stations and the minor shortcomings of the software. Three educational cabinets have been installed, in which the practical teaching of radiology has been performed since 1996. Discussion/conclusion: Full automatization is necessary for handling such huge amount of images. For this the PACS and RIS/HIS connection was needed which was successed as well.</p>1 aAlmási, László1 aSóti, Zsolt1 aKuba, Attila1 aAlexin, Zoltán1 aNagy, Antal1 aNyúl, László, Gábor1 aCsernay, László  uhttps://tisat.inf.u-szeged.hu/publication/experience-with-the-szote-pacs-starting-operations-2