Guides
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Short answers to the questions people ask first about DICOM, PACS, and imaging informatics work.
DICOM vs PACS: what is the difference?
DICOM is a standard; a PACS is a system that uses it. How the two fit together when a modality sends images and a workstation pulls them back.
How to become a PACS administrator
What a PACS administrator does, the two usual routes into the job, the skills it asks for, and the CIIP and PARCA certifications compared.
DICOM tags explained
What a DICOM tag is, how to read (0010,0020), what VRs mean, which tags you will meet most, and why odd group numbers are private.