Image processing systems - old and new

Image processing can be digital and film processing of radiological images. Earlier film processing systems were used but now digital image processing systems are used. PACS imaging is the latest advancement in the medical world which will ensure proper and optimized health care to patients. It is a break through technology, and this modern imaging facility has replaced the x ray films. Radiology reading rooms no longer require the X ray machines. This web based facility is path breaking in the sense that a diagnosis can be made sitting in a room and in consultation with physicians, surgeons, radiologists who are sitting in another city or some other country, may be. So MRI, Scans can be viewed and discussed by a number of physicians. A physician can consult other well known surgeons or radiologist in the specialized area to reach a diagnosis.

Emergence of PACS has also made x-ray film recycling a non- issue. X ray films were recycled as they contain a binder layer and a blue dye which can be re used. Since the X ray films are expensive, recycling them seemed a good option but with PACS imaging technology, X ray films now find limited use and in fact they have faded away.