iPACS

  Overview
        • Picture Archiving and Communication System
        • Storing, query, retrieving, browsing, and reporting DICOM studies
  Specification
        • IPACS Server
            o DICOM server to receive DICOM messages from modalities (DICOM medical devices like MRI, CT...)
            o Archive DICOM studies with DICOM protocol hierarchy (Patient ==> Study ==> Series ==> Image)
            o Saving Reports typed with DICOM viewers and assign them to their studies
            o Response to query requests from DICOM viewers
            o Retrieve DICOM studies requested by DICOM viewers
        • IPACS web server
            o A web server to enable the firm to browse the DICOM studies through a web browser
            o Can be configured with a fixed IP address to be accessed from anywhere
        • DICOM Viewer
            o Query/Retrieve DICOM studies from IPACS
            o Browse DICOM studies in the DICOM hierarchy (Patient ==> Study ==> Series ==> Image)
            o Playing cine DICOM with various speeds
            o Brightness/contrast control, Zooming and panning DICOM images
            o Reporting for DICOM studies
            o Export DICOM file to windows formats
            o Make DICOM Directory of DICOM studies
            o Print DICOM images via paper printers and DICOM printers