Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 796-804 , July 2008

Picture archiving and communication systems lead to sustained improvements in reporting times and productivity: results of a 5-year audit

Received 28 July 2007 ,Revised 21 December 2007 ,Accepted 24 December 2007.

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PII: S0009-9260(08)00040-8

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.12.015

Clinical Radiology
Volume 63, Issue 7 , Pages 796-804 , July 2008

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