Yonsei Med J.
1997 Aug;38(4):193-201. 10.3349/ymj.1997.38.4.193.
Design of a medical image processing software for clinical-PACS
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Medical Engineering, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Yonsei Cardiovascular Research Institute, Korea.
- 3Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
- KMID: 699950
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.1997.38.4.193
Abstract
- Software modules for interactive display, manipulation and retrieval of medical images have been designed for a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS). The target of these modules is not for a high-end diagnostic workstation for radiologists, but for a PC-based low cost clinical workstation for a referring physician. This software is constructed based on a concept of an object-oriented language which is designed to be modular and expandable. It consists of several functional modules: (a) a communication module for image retrieval, (b) a standard module for the interpretation of the DICOM images, (c) a user interface module for the non-computer oriented clinicians and (d) a tool module for viewing and manipulating images as well as editing the annotation.
