DOI: 10.1148/rg.275065139
SimpleDICOM Suite: Personal Productivity Tools for Managing DICOM Objects
Barton F. Branstetter, IV, MD,
Steven D. Uttecht, BS,
David M. Lionetti, BArch, and
Paul J. Chang, MD
1 From the Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop St, PUH Room D132, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (B.F.B., S.D.U., D.M.L.); and the Departments of Radiology and Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill (P.J.C.). Presented as an infoRAD exhibit at the 2005 RSNA Annual Meeting. Received July 24, 2006; revision requested November 15 and received January 2, 2007; accepted February 12. S.D.U. received research funding from Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Stentor); P.J.C. is a cofounder of Stentor; neither remaining author has any financial relationships to disclose.
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Figure 1a. SimpleDICOM Sender. (a) The software searches a CD for DICOM files. Search parameters can be modified to balance speed of search against completeness of search. Desired examinations are selected by the user. Color-coded buttons (circled) make base-case navigation straightforward. (b) Patient metadata are modified to conform to the local hospital environment. Walk-through instructions (not shown) are always available. (c) While images are being transferred to the PACS, status updates (circled) and error capturing (arrow) are used to guide any necessary troubleshooting.
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Figure 1b. SimpleDICOM Sender. (a) The software searches a CD for DICOM files. Search parameters can be modified to balance speed of search against completeness of search. Desired examinations are selected by the user. Color-coded buttons (circled) make base-case navigation straightforward. (b) Patient metadata are modified to conform to the local hospital environment. Walk-through instructions (not shown) are always available. (c) While images are being transferred to the PACS, status updates (circled) and error capturing (arrow) are used to guide any necessary troubleshooting.
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Figure 1c. SimpleDICOM Sender. (a) The software searches a CD for DICOM files. Search parameters can be modified to balance speed of search against completeness of search. Desired examinations are selected by the user. Color-coded buttons (circled) make base-case navigation straightforward. (b) Patient metadata are modified to conform to the local hospital environment. Walk-through instructions (not shown) are always available. (c) While images are being transferred to the PACS, status updates (circled) and error capturing (arrow) are used to guide any necessary troubleshooting.
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Figure 2a. SimpleDICOM Wrapper. (a) Dermatologic images, obtained with a digital camera, are uploaded into the software. Appropriate metadata are assigned to the images with constrained data fields or by clicking on the homunculus at the upper right. (b) Retinal images require a different interface for incorporation and different fields for metadata. Interface customization is essential for software acceptance. (c) With respect to the display and distribution of images within the hospital PACS, nonradiologic images may appear in the PACS along with radiologic images or may be conferred special status to avoid cluttering.
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Figure 2b. SimpleDICOM Wrapper. (a) Dermatologic images, obtained with a digital camera, are uploaded into the software. Appropriate metadata are assigned to the images with constrained data fields or by clicking on the homunculus at the upper right. (b) Retinal images require a different interface for incorporation and different fields for metadata. Interface customization is essential for software acceptance. (c) With respect to the display and distribution of images within the hospital PACS, nonradiologic images may appear in the PACS along with radiologic images or may be conferred special status to avoid cluttering.
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Figure 2c. SimpleDICOM Wrapper. (a) Dermatologic images, obtained with a digital camera, are uploaded into the software. Appropriate metadata are assigned to the images with constrained data fields or by clicking on the homunculus at the upper right. (b) Retinal images require a different interface for incorporation and different fields for metadata. Interface customization is essential for software acceptance. (c) With respect to the display and distribution of images within the hospital PACS, nonradiologic images may appear in the PACS along with radiologic images or may be conferred special status to avoid cluttering.
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Figure 3a. SimpleDICOM Receiver. (a) List of incoming studies. Note that, with the click of a button (arrow), the interface can be hidden to run in the background. (b) File log. The file log provides a history of transactions as well as error capture for troubleshooting.
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Figure 3b. SimpleDICOM Receiver. (a) List of incoming studies. Note that, with the click of a button (arrow), the interface can be hidden to run in the background. (b) File log. The file log provides a history of transactions as well as error capture for troubleshooting.
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Figure 4. SimpleDICOM Viewer. This software element provides basic PACS functionality outside the main hospital PACS. This functionality may be particularly useful for research and teaching.
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