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OpenSourcePACS: an extensible infrastructure for medical image management.

Alex A T Bui1, Craig Morioka, John David N Dionisio

  • 1UCLA Medical Imaging Informatics Group, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. buia@mii.ucla.edu

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine : a Publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
|January 26, 2007
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openSourcePACS offers a free, common foundation for Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS). This open-source solution supports basic PACS implementation and the development of new imaging applications and services.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Software Engineering

Background:

  • Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) development has been dominated by proprietary vendor solutions.
  • Existing open-source projects often focus on specific image management tasks rather than comprehensive systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce openSourcePACS, an open-source platform for building and extending PACS functionalities.
  • To facilitate the development of novel imaging applications and services on a common foundation.

Main Methods:

  • Development of four core Java-based software modules: image order entry, agent-based image server, image viewer, and reporting/dissemination.
  • Implementation using Java for cross-platform compatibility.
  • Demonstration through a preliminary application for primary care/specialist communication.

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Main Results:

  • openSourcePACS provides a modular framework for implementing basic PACS and advanced imaging services.
  • The system supports structured requisitions, distributed image services beyond DICOM, advanced image viewing, and web-based reporting.
  • A functional prototype demonstrating primary care/specialist communication was successfully developed.

Conclusions:

  • openSourcePACS offers a flexible, open-source foundation to advance PACS development and adoption in academic and research settings.
  • The project aims to foster wider innovation and usage of PACS and imaging applications.