Imaging Systems Portfolio

PACS Storage Forecasting

Every modality adds studies to the archive every day. This projects current usage forward against total capacity so a shortfall shows up as a date on a calendar, not a surprise phone call.

Archive Capacity

Total capacity

Currently used

Studies per Day

CT · ~600 MB/study

MR · ~400 MB/study

CR/DX · ~20 MB/study

US, incl echo · ~150 MB/study

XA, cath/angio · ~900 MB/study

Growth Rate

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TB per year

Capacity Exhaustion

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Cath/Angio Share

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of daily storage added

Sizes above are typical, not exact, real usage varies by scanner protocol and cine loop length on cath studies specifically. This is meant to show the shape of the planning problem: a hiring manager can move the CT input and watch the exhaustion date move with it.