Implementation, reliability, and feasibility test of an Open-Source PACS

Abstract

An OSS PACS is useful for making tutorials and workshops on post-processing techniques for educational and training purposes.

Description of a low‐cost picture archiving and communication system based on network‐attached storage

“…As these systems are designed for data archiving, the OS allows easy restoration of system integrity in case of critical error or attempted hacking. In terms of security, the open‐source, multi‐platform PACS DCM4CHEE has been demonstrated to be reliable as a commercial PACS 5–7,10,11 . The network community that supports this system can help overcome difficulties that could be encountered during particular circumstances, thus demonstrating the system's greater flexibility than a proprietary PACS 5,6,10 .…”

“…The resulting large amounts of data require systematic archiving to allow quick retrieval when necessary. In addition to being clinically useful, a long‐term archiving system could have legal, research, and didactic applications; it must be reliable, secure, fast, and affordable 2–6 . A large and complex facility such as a hospital or large veterinary practice will involve multiple operators, multiple imaging techniques, and a large workflow.…”

“…Add‐ons can allow backup on external HDDs or off‐site cloud platforms. Decreasing hardware costs, increasing availability of high‐bandwidth networks, and advances in open‐source software have allowed the creation of affordable PACSs that have shown good reliability 5–7,10 . Aims of this study were to describe the design, setup, and results from 1 year's use of a low‐cost PACS based on NAS.…”

“…In addition to being clinically useful, a long-term archiving system could have legal, research, and didactic applications; it must be reliable, secure, fast, and affordable. [2][3][4][5][6] A large and complex facility such as a hospital or large veterinary practice will involve multiple operators, multiple imaging techniques, and a large workflow. Such facilities entrust evaluation, exchange, and archiving of the generated data to a picture archiving and communication system (PACS), which allows the Abbreviations: AET, application entity title; CD, compact disc; DICOM, digital imaging and communications in medicine; DoS, denial of service; DVD, digital versatile disc; HDD, hard disk drive; HIS, hospital information system; HTTPS, hypertext transfer protocol over secure socket layer; IP, Internet protocol; LAN, local area network; NAS, network-attached storage; OS, operating system; PACS, picture archiving and communication system; RAID, redundant array of independent disks; SMART, self-monitoring, analysis, and reporting technology; SSD, solid-state drive; UPS, uninterruptible power supply; VPN, virtual private network.…”

Limitations in and Solutions for Improving the Functionality of Picture Archiving and Communication System: an Exploratory Study of PACS Professionals’ Perspectives

“…Adoption of open source technologies such as open source PACS in medical imaging is an important development in imaging informatics [36]. From the users' perspective, open source PACS is more appealing mainly because it is free of cost [37], which is the most important issue for many PACS users, especially in resource-poor developing countries [38], small organisations [39], and research institutions [40]. However, our findings show that open source PACS has many limitations such as problems in the workflow (e.g.…”