Digital Storage Systems PACS Servers and Cloud Dentistry

PACS (picture archiving and communication system) based on digital, communication, display, and information technologies has revolutionized the practice of radiology, and in a sense, of medicine during the past 15 years. This chapter introduces the PACS basic concept, terminology, technological development, and implementation, as well as PACS-based applications to dental clinical practice and PACS-based imaging informatics.