Title :
A Grid PACS Architecture: Providing Data-centric Applications through a Grid Infrastructure
Author :
Koutelakis, G.V. ; Lymperopoulos, D.K.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Patras, Rio
Abstract :
The large growth of medical information and the needs for computing resources for processing of medical images in medical diagnosis procedures demand advanced network solutions in Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS). Grid infrastructure is a new network generation that expands the collaborative environment which is created inside Internet. Grid can meet the above requirements effectively providing PACS with distribution of processing power, storage space and software applications. This paper proposes a new web PACS established in a Grid infrastructure of a Hospital Radiology Department (HRD). A portal platform based on reliable and tried in market products as well as Java-based applications support the implementation of the new Grid PACS architecture.
Keywords :
PACS; grid computing; medical computing; Grid PACS architecture; Java based applications; Picture Archiving and Communication Systems; Web PACS; advanced network solutions; collaborative environment; data centric applications; grid infrastructure; hospital radiology department; medical computing resources; medical information; processing power distribution; software application distribution; storage space distribution; Application software; Biomedical imaging; Collaboration; Computer architecture; Computer networks; IP networks; Medical diagnosis; Medical diagnostic imaging; Mesh generation; Picture archiving and communication systems; Computer Communication Networks; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Information Storage and Retrieval; Radiology Department, Hospital; Radiology Information Systems;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353828
