Foreword |
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Preface |
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xv | |
Contributors |
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xvii | |
Acknowledgements |
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xix | |
About the Author |
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Abbreviations |
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Chapter 1 Informatics in Radiology |
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What is Imaging Informatics? |
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1 | (1) |
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1 | (3) |
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4 | (3) |
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Chapter 2 Basic IT for Radiographers |
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7 | (12) |
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7 | (8) |
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15 | (4) |
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Chapter 3 Image Acquisition |
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19 | (8) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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21 | (1) |
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21 | (5) |
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26 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 PACS, Vendor Neutral Archives and Picture Storage |
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27 | (12) |
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Picture Archiving and Communication Systems |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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Image Lifecycle Management |
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30 | (1) |
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Deconstructed PACS and Open Source PACS |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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Supplier Neutral Archives |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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Importing and Exporting Images to a PACS |
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34 | (1) |
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Differences Between Departmental PACS |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 RIS, MPI and other Text Systems |
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39 | (10) |
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Radiology Information System |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (2) |
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Electronic Patient Record |
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44 | (1) |
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44 | (1) |
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Dose Management/Dose Monitoring Software |
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44 | (1) |
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National Healthcare Numbers (National Patient Identifiers) |
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45 | (2) |
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47 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Integrating with other Systems |
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49 | (24) |
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Towards the Interoperability of Clinical Information Systems: A History |
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50 | (4) |
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Achieving Interoperability |
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54 | (1) |
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Infrastructure Decisions/Options |
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55 | (4) |
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Key Building Blocks of Interoperability |
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59 | (1) |
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Current Flows (with Limited Interoperability) |
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60 | (1) |
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Current Common Information Flows for Patients Needing Diagnostics |
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60 | (2) |
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Conceptual Future Interoperability Flows |
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62 | (11) |
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Chapter 7 Image Reporting and Interpretation |
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73 | (12) |
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Core Functions of Reporting |
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73 | (1) |
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Clinical Decision Support Input |
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74 | (1) |
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Informal Commenting and Alerting at Acquisition |
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75 | (1) |
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Reporting and Productivity Tools |
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76 | (6) |
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Modern Imaging Informatics Processes |
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82 | (3) |
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85 | (16) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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Basic DICOM File Movement Operations |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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Modality Performed Procedure Step |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (2) |
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Public Tags versus Private Tags |
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94 | (2) |
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Photometric Interpretations |
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96 | (1) |
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Viewing DICOM Images Outside of PACS |
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96 | (1) |
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Cross-Enterprise Document Sharing for Imaging |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (6) |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (2) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Data Sharing and Teleradiology |
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107 | (8) |
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History of Radiological Image Sharing |
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108 | (1) |
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Methods of Sharing Radiological Images |
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108 | (1) |
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Reasons for Sharing Radiological Data |
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109 | (1) |
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Electronic Sharing Methods |
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109 | (3) |
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The National Image Exchange Portal |
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112 | (1) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 QA and Medical Physics Considerations |
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115 | (12) |
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115 | (3) |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (1) |
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123 | (4) |
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Chapter 12 Clinicians' Information Needs: A Clinician's Perspective |
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127 | (14) |
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The Patient Journey: Radiographers as Producers, Clinicians as Consumers |
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128 | (4) |
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Traditional Medical Practice |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (3) |
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Patient's Evolving Consumer Profile |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Informatics and the Wider Commissioning Environment |
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141 | (12) |
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Public Sector Procurement |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (3) |
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Restricted Procedure and Competitive Dialogue Procedure |
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145 | (3) |
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Output-Based Specification |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (1) |
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Alternatives to OJEU Procurement |
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152 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Informatics and the Law |
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153 | (16) |
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Data + Context = Information |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (4) |
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161 | (1) |
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Informatics Policies and Procedures |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (6) |
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Chapter 15 The IT Department's Perspective: Providing a Safe and Efficient IT Service 24/7 |
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169 | (12) |
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Enterprise Integration and Service Management |
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169 | (1) |
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Architecture (where does it run from?) |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (4) |
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177 | (2) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (1) |
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Chapter 16 Education using a PACS |
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181 | (10) |
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Historic Educational Methods |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (2) |
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Image Interpretation and Reporting |
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187 | (4) |
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Chapter 17 Professionalism: Development and Career Progression in Informatics |
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191 | (12) |
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What Do PACS Radiographers Do? |
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192 | (1) |
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The Five Facets of PACS Management |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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What Opportunities are There? |
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194 | (4) |
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Forming a Functional Imaging Informatics (PACS) Team |
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198 | (1) |
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Resourcing and Skill Sets of the (PACS) Team |
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199 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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Organisations of Interest |
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201 | (2) |
Organisations of Interest |
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203 | (2) |
Resources |
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205 | (8) |
Index |
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