The Radiological Society of North America's Medical Image Resource Center: an update.

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has initiated a long-term project called the Medical Image Resource Center (MIRC). The overall goal of the effort is to create an on-line library of medical images and related information and to maintain and index a number of other medical image resources. The rationale for the project, a summary of the overall requirements and objectives, and a finally a brief description of the future plans for MIRC are presented.