A CT centre produces large multi-slice studies at a steady rate. AuraPACS receives each one from the scanner automatically, stores it on a node in the centre, opens it in a browser with slice scrolling and window/level, and gets the report to the referring doctor on WhatsApp.
A PACS for a CT scan centre takes each study off the scanner the moment it finishes, files it against the patient, lets the radiologist scroll through the slices in a browser, and attaches the signed report so it can be shared. AuraPACS does that on an on-premise node in your centre, with a cloud layer for remote reading and backup.
CT is the modality where volume and size meet. A single study is a multi-slice series that may run to hundreds of images, and a busy centre produces many a day. The two things that matter most are that nothing is typed twice between front desk and scanner, and that the archive keeps growing without anyone burning CDs.
CT centres run on throughput. Every manual step between the scanner and the referrer is repeated dozens of times a day.
Front desk registers the patient, then the technologist types the name again on the CT. Spelling drifts and studies get mismatched.
Studies are deleted from the console to make room, and the only copy left is the CD the patient took home.
The radiologist reads only on the console PC or a single installed workstation, so the report waits for that seat.
Every report starts from a blank page, and the PDF lives in a folder unrelated to the images.
The orthopaedic surgeon who ordered the scan sees it when the patient brings the film, not when the report is signed.
A follow-up chest CT cannot be compared because last year's study is on a disc in a drawer.
Front desk schedules the patient and the study once.
The entry appears on the scanner's worklist; the technologist selects it, nothing retyped.
At the end of the scan, every series lands on the node automatically.
Radiologist scrolls slices and adjusts window/level on any laptop, on site or remote.
Structured template, finalised to a PDF attached to the study.
Secure link sent on WhatsApp to the referrer and patient.
| CT requirement | Why it matters | In AuraPACS |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-slice series | Hundreds of images per study; reading means scrolling, not opening one picture | Browser viewer with slice scrolling and window/level |
| Storage growth | Each study is large; a year of CT fills a disk faster than any other modality | Archive on your node, sized on a call, with encrypted offsite copy |
| Worklist | Retyping patient details at the console causes mismatched studies | Modality worklist: schedule once, appears on the CT |
| Reporting | Every CT report has the same skeleton; blank pages waste time | Structured templates per modality, finalised to PDF |
| Sharing | Referring surgeons and physicians want the images, not only the report | Secure WhatsApp link opens images and PDF, no login |
| Outages | The scanner cannot wait for the ISP | On-premise node works without internet |
One or two scanners, a visiting or partner radiologist.
CT alongside MR, ultrasound and X-ray in one archive.
Casualty and wards need the study before the report.
Read the centre's CT list from home in a browser.
A new scanner in another locality, same archive.
Any CT that sends DICOM over the network can be pointed at the AuraPACS node by AE title and port, which is the standard way scanners talk to an archive. The specific model is confirmed on a call before setup. See DICOM server software.
It depends on studies per day and slices per study. The archive lives on your own node, so disk is sized to your volume on a call, and the encrypted offsite copy means a disk failure does not lose the history.
The node provides a DICOM modality worklist. Once the CT is configured to query it, scheduled patients appear on the console and the technologist selects them rather than retyping. See DICOM worklist software.
Yes. The browser viewer opens CT studies with slice scrolling and window/level on any laptop, and the cloud layer makes synced studies available to authorised users outside the centre.
Reports are written on structured templates per modality, so CT brain, CT chest and CT abdomen can each have a template. The finalised PDF carries your branding and is attached to the study.
No. It stores, displays and shares imaging. The read and the report are done by your radiologist.
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