The Research Of Communicationg And Distributing Medical Images With INTERNET Technologies

Objective With the advent of filmless radiology, it becomes important to be able distribute radiologic images digitally throughout an entire hospital. An internet-based and easily manipulated radiologic image distribution environment was developed with the help of Java technology to accomplish the objective.Materials and Methods This approach involves a Web server that allows the query and retrieval of images stored in a Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) archive. The images can be viewed inside a Web browser with use of a small Java program known as the Applet Viewer, which is executed inside the browser.Results A radiologic image distribution environment was developed with the help of Java technology, images retrieved from DICOM archive can be viewed and manipulated in the Web browser through the Internet, specialist from different hospitals can communicate with each others on line.Conclusion The system offers several advantages over more traditional picture archiving and communication systems (PACS):It is easy to install and maintain, is platform independent, allows images to be manipulated and displayed efficiently, and is easy to integrate with existing systems that are already making use of Web technologies. The system can easily be used from outside the hospital if a security policy is in place. The simplicity and flexibility of Internet technologies makes them highly preferable to the more complex PACS workstations.