MRI studies are long, with many series per exam, and the radiologist who reads them is often visiting or remote. AuraPACS files every series from the scanner, shows priors alongside, opens in a browser from anywhere allowed, and turns the report into a PDF on the study within the day.
A PACS for an MRI centre receives every series of every exam from the scanner, stores it against the patient, and lets the radiologist read it wherever they are, with the earlier exam beside it. AuraPACS does that from a node on your network with a cloud layer for reading outside the centre.
The thing that makes MRI different from other modalities is the length of the study and the reading arrangement. Exams have many series, each with its own contrast and orientation, and most standalone MRI centres in India rely on a radiologist who visits on set days or reads remotely. Report turnaround is the number the centre's referrers judge it on.
MRI centres rarely have a full-time radiologist on site. Everything about the workflow has to assume the reader is somewhere else.
Studies pile up until the radiologist comes on Tuesday and Friday, so a Wednesday patient waits days.
A lumbar spine exam has several sequences; if one is missed on the CD the report is incomplete.
A follow-up brain MR six months later cannot be compared because the earlier exam is on a disc the patient kept.
The radiologist needs installed software and a VPN that somebody has to keep working.
The report is written in a document, emailed to the centre and printed. It is not on the study.
The neurologist who ordered the scan reads a printed summary without the images.
Front desk books the exam; it appears on the MRI worklist without retyping.
At the end of the exam, every sequence lands on the node and is filed under one study.
The patient's history shows earlier exams, ready to open beside today's.
The radiologist opens the study in a browser at home, scrolls slices, adjusts window/level.
MR template per region, finalised to a PDF attached to the study.
Secure WhatsApp link to the referring consultant and the patient.
| MRI requirement | Why it matters | In AuraPACS |
|---|---|---|
| Many series per exam | Each sequence is its own stack; the reader moves between them constantly | All series filed under one study, opened in the browser viewer |
| Comparison with priors | Follow-up exams are judged against the last one | Searchable patient history; earlier exams open beside today's |
| Reader off site | Most MRI centres rely on a visiting or remote radiologist | Remote reading in a browser through the cloud layer |
| Turnaround | Referrers choose centres that report quickly | Read and sign the same day from anywhere allowed |
| Report on the study | A report in a separate folder gets lost | PDF attached to the study and to the share link |
| Large studies over weak links | Uploading everything before reading is slow | Local reads on the node; sync in the background |
One scanner, a visiting radiologist, referrers across town.
Read the centre's list from home between visits.
Both modalities in one archive and one reporting queue.
Consultants open the exam on the ward before the report.
One reader covers two scanners from one screen.
Yes. Studies synced through the cloud layer open in a browser with slice scrolling and window/level, with nothing to install. Access is role-based and every view is audited. See remote reading software.
Yes. The node receives every series the scanner sends and files them under one study for the patient, so the reader moves between sequences without hunting for a missing one.
The patient's full history is searchable. An earlier exam stored on the node can be opened alongside the current one in the browser viewer.
As soon as the radiologist signs. The finalised PDF is attached to the study and the secure link can be sent on WhatsApp straight away, so turnaround is set by the reader's availability rather than by couriers.
It gives your own radiologist remote reading. If you also use a third-party reporting service, that is a separate arrangement; AuraPACS is not a reporting service. See cloud vs on-premise PACS for the deployment trade-offs.
No. It stores, displays and shares imaging. The clinical read and the report are the radiologist's.
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