Use of object oriented relational databases for cardiac images

As the use of PACS in cardiac imaging is becoming more widespread, the demands on the functionality of PACS increases as well. OO database management software has become mature and use of it for PACS development can be considered as a possibility, especially the so called OO-relational DBMS solution that is capable of managing terabytes of information. The development of smart PACS for cardiac settings will become a realistic possibility. Experiences with one package are promising but much work has to be undertaken yet.