A computer network system that allows images to be viewed at various monitors or transmitted or stored is called

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A computer network system that allows images to be viewed at various monitors or transmitted or stored is called

PACS, the Picture Archiving and Communication System, is the networked system designed to store, retrieve, transmit, and display medical images across multiple workstations. It connects imaging devices (like X-ray, CT, and MRI scanners) with servers and viewing stations, so images can be viewed on different monitors and accessed from different locations. This setup uses the DICOM standard to format and transfer images, enabling seamless viewing, storage, and sharing within the radiology workflow. Radiology Information System (RIS) handles patient workflow and reports rather than image storage and viewing, so it isn’t the image network you’re looking for. A CD-ROM archive is a physical medium and doesn’t provide real-time, networked viewing across multiple monitors. DICOM is the standard format used within such networks, but “DICOM network” isn’t the term for the complete imaging network itself; PACS is the standard system used to achieve the viewing, transmission, and storage across the network.

PACS, the Picture Archiving and Communication System, is the networked system designed to store, retrieve, transmit, and display medical images across multiple workstations. It connects imaging devices (like X-ray, CT, and MRI scanners) with servers and viewing stations, so images can be viewed on different monitors and accessed from different locations. This setup uses the DICOM standard to format and transfer images, enabling seamless viewing, storage, and sharing within the radiology workflow.

Radiology Information System (RIS) handles patient workflow and reports rather than image storage and viewing, so it isn’t the image network you’re looking for. A CD-ROM archive is a physical medium and doesn’t provide real-time, networked viewing across multiple monitors. DICOM is the standard format used within such networks, but “DICOM network” isn’t the term for the complete imaging network itself; PACS is the standard system used to achieve the viewing, transmission, and storage across the network.

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