Open-source PACS Software Offers Viable Alternative

If in-house IT support is available, open-source PACS software and virtual computing technology may offer a reasonable option for digital image management for some institutions, according to researchers from the University of Patras in Rion, Greece.

In an article published online in the Journal of Digital Imaging, a research team led by George Kagadis, PhD, found that open-source image management could be reliable and well-received by end users when deployed in support of a digital subtraction angiography (DSA) unit...

After reviewing a number of open-source PACS software candidates for its DSA unit, the team settled on the ClearCanvas Image Server.