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Implementation, reliability, and feasibility test of an Open-Source PACS
Gianluca Valeri1,2, Matteo Zuccaccia3, Andrea Badaloni4
1Clinical Radiology, AOU Ospedali Riuniti, Ancona, Italy. g-l-v@libero.it.
Purpose:
To implement a hardware and software system able to perform the major functions of an Open-Source PACS, and to analyze it in a simulated real-world environment.
Materials And Methods:
A small home network was implemented, and the Open-Source operating system Ubuntu 11.10 was installed in a laptop containing the Dcm4chee suite with the software devices needed.
Results:
The Open-Source PACS implemented is compatible with Linux OS, Microsoft OS, and Mac OS X; furthermore, it was used with operating systems that guarantee the operation in portable devices (smartphone, tablet) Android and iOS.
Conclusions:
An OSS PACS is useful for making tutorials and workshops on post-processing techniques for educational and training purposes.
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