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In order to cover the gap we need to add:
In order to cover the gap we need to add:


* A free out-of-the-box working PACS solution.
* A free out-of-the-box working PACS solution. Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) provide the medical imaging world with economical storage, rapid retrieval of images, access to images acquired with multiple modalities, and simultaneous access at multiple sites. Electronic images and reports are transmitted digitally via PACS; this eliminates  the need to manually file, retrieve, or transport film jackets.  
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) provide the medical imaging world with economical storage, rapid retrieval of images, access to images acquired with multiple modalities, and simultaneous access at multiple sites. Electronic images and reports are transmitted digitally via PACS; this eliminates  the need to manually file, retrieve, or transport film jackets.  


* DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) support
* DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) support. This is the universal format for PACS image storage and transfer.
This is the universal format for PACS image storage and transfer.


* Viewers
* Viewers like [[http://www.osirix-viewer.com/ OsiriX]] for the Mac world
Like [[http://www.osirix-viewer.com/ OsiriX]] for the Mac world


* Imaging libraries specifically tailored for medical imaging
* Imaging libraries specifically tailored for medical imaging
This table summarize the current status of the support.





Revision as of 16:52, 24 November 2010

Even if many open source components are currently available, Fedora is still lacking proper medical imaging support. This page is an attempt to coordinate the effort to provide the required packages.

In order to cover the gap we need to add:

  • A free out-of-the-box working PACS solution. Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) provide the medical imaging world with economical storage, rapid retrieval of images, access to images acquired with multiple modalities, and simultaneous access at multiple sites. Electronic images and reports are transmitted digitally via PACS; this eliminates the need to manually file, retrieve, or transport film jackets.
  • DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) support. This is the universal format for PACS image storage and transfer.
  • Viewers like [OsiriX] for the Mac world
  • Imaging libraries specifically tailored for medical imaging

This table summarize the current status of the support.


Role Proposed software Link Review Comments
PACS dcm4chee http://www.dcm4che.org/ - Suggested by [OsiriX]
dcmtk http://dicom.offis.de/dcmtk.php.en [573910]
conquest http://www.xs4all.nl/~ingenium/dicom.html -
cdmedic http://cdmedicpacsweb.sourceforge.net/Home.html -
DICOM viewer kdradview http://www.orcero.org/irbis/kradview/ - Seems dead
aeskulap http://aeskulap.nongnu.org/ - Seems dead
DICOM toolkit gdcm http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/gdcm/index.php?title=Main_Page [566725] Packaged
Image analysis library itk http://itk.org [539387]