DICOM:Interface

Goals

Ideally we will have a nice set of reusable Qt widgets for different aspects of the DICOM interaction process. Since Osirix is widely used (and praised) we are using their interface as an inspiration for our work.

The screenshots show some of the essential functionality.

Osirix local database view

Osirix Query Interface

A very nice dicom browser implementation also exists in DeVIDE from Delft University. The DeVIDE project provides a screencast of the browser in action.

Design Discussion

Wendy has Design Discussion| done a review and created a design that generalizes the DICOM concepts while maintaining the core concepts used in clinical applications.

Generalized design for remote resource query

Implementation

Initial implementation tests are happening in the context of Common Toolkit working sessions.

Column Layout

Suggested Osirix-like local database view that uses the database layout proposed by MITK

Name	Age	Scan	Date	Subject ID	Number	Institution	Referrer	Performer
Patient.PatientsName	Patient.PatientsAge		Patient.PatientsBirthDate	Patient.PatientsID
+Studies.StudyDescription		Studies.ModalitiesInStudy	Studies.StudyDate		Studies.AccessionNumber	Studies.InstiutionName	Studies.ReferringPysician	Studies.PerformingPysician
++Series.SeriesDescription		Series.BodyPartExamined	Series.SeriesDate		Series.AcquisitionNumber

Progress

At the end of the CTK prehackfest the a non-functional Qt based interface had been developed. The internal structure of the tree browser is close to completion. Many of the other features (searching and query-retrieve) are yet to be done.