Transportable Image Recording Nedium A Proposal Of IMAC (Image Save And Carry) System

In contrast to PACS, an on-line system, we consider an off-line system called ISAC (Image Save and Carry), and discuss its necessity and possibility of practical use in the medical field. The basic idea of ISAC system is to save or file both images and characters in a portable recording medium and to transport a huge amount of digital data in an off-line way. Because the compatibility is most important and inevitable for common and wide use, we focus on the standardization of I/O devices. We also propose the combined system of PACS and ISAC, and discuss its advantages.