Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Design and development of a secure DICOM-Network Attached Server.

Hidenobu Tachibana1, Masahiko Omatsu, Ko Higuchi

  • 1Medical Image Engineering, Kitasato University, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228-8555, Japan. tatibana@umeken3.ahs.kitasato-u.ac.jp

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
|March 1, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Connecting hospital DICOM servers to the internet is risky. A secure DICOM-Network Attached Server (DICOM-NAS) bridges DICOM and HTTP, enhancing medical image security without storing sensitive data.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Patient stratification for dose scaling in cervical cancer: a model-based analysis using image-guided adaptive brachytherapy.

Journal of radiation research·2026
Same author

Cross-anatomical evaluation of a deep-learning auto-contouring system: qualitative, geometric, and dosimetric validation.

Journal of applied clinical medical physics·2026
Same author

Minimization of Geometric Uncertainties and Setup Errors Improves Tumor Control for Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery.

Advances in radiation oncology·2026
Same author

Influence of applicator models on dose distribution in gynecologic high-dose-rate brachytherapy.

Radiological physics and technology·2025
Same author

Electron Density and Effective Atomic Number as Quantitative Biomarkers for Differentiating Malignant Brain Tumors: An Exploratory Study with Machine Learning.

Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.)·2025
Same author

A 3D verification system using dual-energy cone-beam CT with background subtraction and correction for x-ray CT-based polymer gel dosimetry.

Medical physics·2025

Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Network Security
  • Health Informatics

Background:

  • Connecting web servers to existing DICOM servers presents security challenges.
  • Utilizing web-based servers on the internet carries inherent risks for sensitive medical data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and develop a secure DICOM-Network Attached Server (DICOM-NAS).
  • To enable secure internet connectivity for hospital DICOM servers within a Local Area Network (LAN).

Main Methods:

  • Developed a DICOM-NAS to act as an intermediary between DICOM servers and internet clients.
  • The DICOM-NAS forwards client requests to the hospital DICOM server using DICOM protocol.
  • Images are temporarily stored on DICOM-NAS and transferred to clients via HTTP; original images remain on the DICOM server.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

  • The DICOM-NAS successfully connected a hospital's LAN-based DICOM server to the internet.
  • Unauthorized access attempts to the DICOM-NAS do not compromise medical images as they are not stored permanently.
  • The system significantly improves information security for medical imaging data.

Conclusions:

  • The DICOM-NAS provides a secure solution for accessing medical images over the internet.
  • This architecture enhances data security by minimizing the storage of sensitive DICOM images on the intermediary server.
  • The DICOM-NAS offers a scalable and secure method for medical image data exchange.