Enterprise Imaging
PACS
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems — guides, articles, and resources for healthcare IT practitioners.
Pillar Guides
Deep-dive technical guides on PACS — start here for comprehensive coverage.
The Complete PACS Implementation Guide
A practitioner's end-to-end guide to PACS deployment — from vendor selection and infrastructure sizing through migration, go-live, and post-live optimisation. Written from 15+ real hospital deployments.
Articles
Targeted articles covering specific PACS topics, troubleshooting, and best practices.
PACS Migration: The 5 Data Quality Failures That Derail Projects
PACS migrations fail more often because of data quality problems than technical failures. This guide covers the five most common data quality issues — duplicate patients, corrupt DICOM files, missing demographics, broken UIDs — and how to remediate them before migration day.
DICOM Patient Demographics Mismatch: Why It Happens and How to Prevent It
Wrong patient demographics in DICOM headers are one of the most operationally disruptive problems in radiology IT. This guide covers all the root causes, the correction workflow, and how to build a prevention strategy.
How to Calculate PACS Storage Growth (With the Formula)
The exact formula for calculating PACS storage requirements — including per-modality size benchmarks, compression ratios, growth factors, and the tiered storage model. Includes a worked example for a 500-bed hospital.
PACS Go-Live: The 47-Point Checklist Every Admin Needs
A structured pre-go-live verification checklist for PACS deployments. Covers infrastructure, DICOM connectivity, HL7 interfaces, workflows, training, and day-of execution — built from 15+ real hospital go-lives.
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PACS Starter Bundle
The engineering-grade toolkit built for PACS practitioners.