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Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine
Published in: Journal of Digital Imaging 5/2011

01-10-2011

Dicoogle - an Open Source Peer-to-Peer PACS

Authors: Carlos Costa, Carlos Ferreira, Luís Bastião, Luís Ribeiro, Augusto Silva, José Luís Oliveira

Published in: Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine | Issue 5/2011

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Abstract

Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) have been widely deployed in healthcare institutions, and they now constitute a normal commodity for practitioners. However, its installation, maintenance, and utilization are still a burden due to their heavy structures, typically supported by centralized computational solutions. In this paper, we present Dicoogle, a PACS archive supported by a document-based indexing system and by peer-to-peer (P2P) protocols. Replacing the traditional database storage (RDBMS) by a documental organization permits gathering and indexing data from file-based repositories, which allows searching the archive through free text queries. As a direct result of this strategy, more information can be extracted from medical imaging repositories, which clearly increases flexibility when compared with current query and retrieval DICOM services. The inclusion of P2P features allows PACS internetworking without the need for a central management framework. Moreover, Dicoogle is easy to install, manage, and use, and it maintains full interoperability with standard DICOM services.
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Metadata
Title
Dicoogle - an Open Source Peer-to-Peer PACS
Authors
Carlos Costa
Carlos Ferreira
Luís Bastião
Luís Ribeiro
Augusto Silva
José Luís Oliveira
Publication date
01-10-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 2948-2925
Electronic ISSN: 2948-2933
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10278-010-9347-9

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