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In recent years, intra-hospital computerisation including picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and electronic medical chart system (EMCS) has been rapidly introduced in Japan. The current system has, however, encountered many problems, such as, storage format of images, quality of diagnostic monitors, and compatibility of PACS and EMCS...
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... will ensure the quality of medical care while minimising unessential network traffic [2]. Based on these concepts, PACS was fully introduced at the Saitama Medical University Hospital in 2003 and, subsequently, EMCS was introduced in January 2005 (Figure 1). Therefore, medical images, such as, plain films and results of CT, MRI, ultrasound exams, and endoscopy can be referred to on electronic medical charts (Figure 2). ...
