Introduction and the PACS '82 panel discussions: Panel 1--Equipment manufacturers' view on PACS and Panel 2--The medical community's view on PACS. 1982.

Abstract

During the PACS ‘82 Conference, two very interesting panel discussions took place. The topic of the first panel discussion was “Equipment Manufacturers’ View on PACS.” This discussion was held Tuesday, January 19,1982, at 3:00 p.m., right after the key technical sessions on Architectures for PACS (Session 4) and Prototype PAC Systems (Session 6). The panel members were representatives of medical imaging equipment manufacturers. About 220 people listened and participated in this first panel discussion. The topic of the second panel discussion was “The Medical Community’s View of PACS.” The panel members were all M.D.s, mostly practicing radiologists. This panel discussion was the conclusion of the 4-day PACS ‘82 conference, and took place on Thursday, January 21,1982, at 3:30 p.m. About 90 people participated in this panel discussion. Both panel discussions were recorded on tape by SPIE. A first transcript of these tapes was made by Sam Dwyer; Andre Duerinckx did the final editing. We have limited the text editing so that readers will feel as if they were hearing a real animated conversation. Some parts of the text may sound unusual, grammar-wise, but I believe this will add to the value of these transcripts. Statements found within parentheses, such as (laughter), (applause), (any other comments), have been added to reflect the audience reaction, or as an editorial comment. We also provide a list (names & addresses) of all persons sitting on the panel and members of the audience who stood up to make a statement or comment. The Editor Andre J. Duerinckx PACS ‘82 Chairman