MIRC Overview Medical Imaging Resource Center John Perry

MIRC Overview Medical Imaging Resource Center John Perry

RSNA 2010 MIRC Courses § MIRC Overview § RSNA Clinical Trial and Research Software § Hands On: Using the RSNA Teaching File

MIRC Project Objective Support the production, storage, indexing and distribution of medical imaging resources: § Teaching files § Scientific & technical documentation § Research images & datasets § Clinical trial data

MIRC Concepts The key concepts: § MIRC is a community of cooperating libraries on the Internet. § The libraries cooperate by supporting a common query mechanism. § The query mechanism allows users to find information wherever it is stored.

MIRC Community User MIRC Query Service: - Access to the community Index Internet Server Index MIRC Sites Index Server MIRC Storage Service: - Document Authoring - Document Storage - Document Indexing - Web Server RSNA

The RSNA MIRC Software § Query Service § Storage Service § § § Document index and storage Author services DICOM services § File Service § Shared and private file cabinets § Shared and private conferences

Query Service § Standard search form 31 defined fields: Free text Document attributes Document content Clinical content Image attributes Patient attributes § Links to other services § Queries a single site, selected sites, or the entire community

Query Service

Query Results Two display formats for query results: § Standard § Title (hyperlink) § Author § Abstract § Case Navigator § Random or ordered Known and unknown presentations

Standard Query Results

Case Navigator

Storage Service § Stores and indexes documents § One MIRC site can have multiple storage services § Teaching files for each department/specialty § Individual services for each clinical trial

XML Server § Serves documents to users on the web § Transforms XML files to other formats § Multiple display formats (page, tab, mstf) § Exports documents and datasets to users § Provides access control for documents and sections § read/write/export by owner/groups/public

Page Format

Tab Format

Tab Format

MSTF Format

Author Services § Basic Author Tool (easy case authoring) § Advanced Author Tool (powerful case authoring) § ABR Author Tool (easy case authoring for ABR submissions) § DICOM Service (automatic case construction from DICOM transfers) § TCE Service (case authoring from PACS workstations) § Zip Service (automatic multi-case construction) § Submit Service (case submission from third-party author tools)

Admin Services Manage the MIRC site through a browser § Configure and manage the services § Create and manage users and roles § Manage the DICOM Storage SCPs § View logs, quarantines, status

File Service § Private file cabinets for each user § Files § Conferences § Access to My. RSNA § One shared file cabinet § Shared files § Shared conferences

File Service

FREE Search for ‘MIRC Viewer’ In the Apple App Store

The RSNA MIRC Software § Runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Solaris § Three components: § Java, Tomcat, MIRC § All components are free § MIRC Users Meeting: § Monday, 12/29, from 3: 00 -4: 15 in N 127

Questions/Answers & Help § The MIRC Wiki § http: //mircwiki. rsna. org § RSNA Forums § http: forums. rsna. org § User Comments, Questions, & Answers § RSNA MIRC Software Announcements § MIRC Implementers Corner

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