The Candelis RIS PACS is a breakthrough for small medical facilities operating on low budgets

div clthe hundreds of thousands of dollars.
A RIS PACS – integrated RadiologyThe other problem has had more to do with the
Information and Picture Archive andtechnology itself. Not only has the technology of
Communications System – is perhaps thestandard PACS workstations been very complex,
most vital piece of equipment a health care facilityit has had its limitations as well. Even the most
can have, particularly when it comes to employingnovice PC user will tell you that image files of any
a mammography workstation. Until now, therekind are either large and unwieldy, or of
have been two barriers to small private practicesextremely poor quality. This is especially true of
and underfunded public health facilities when itmedical imagery, which is must not only be very
came to access to an up-to-date, yet affordableclear detailed, but is also produced by means of
PACS. One of course is cost – RIS PACSseveral different and incompatible modalities that
such as are used at top university medicalinclude MRI, computed tomography and
centers and private commercial hospitals run intoelectroencephalogram.