Title :
A C++ data dictionary for ACR-NEMA image information
Author :
Zhang, Hua-lei ; Fritz, Steven L. ; Roys, Steve ; Minjal, S.
Author_Institution :
Imaging Phys. Lab., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
A data dictionary for the ACR-NEMA standard has been developed using the object-oriented language C++. The dictionary consists of DictionaryEntry, HashTable; Dictionary, DictionaryLink, Linknode. The computerized data Dictionary could be used by a Picture Archiving and Communications System to parse and display messages on an imaging workstation or to construct ACR-NEMA images from proprietary format image data on a modality. The paper describes the data structures, algorithm, implementation of the computerized dictionary
Keywords :
C language; PACS; data structures; medical image processing; visual databases; ACR-NEMA image information; C++ data dictionary; algorithm; computerized data dictionary; data structures; dictionary entry; dictionary link; hash table; imaging workstation; link node; medical diagnostic imaging; picture archiving and communications system; proprietary format image data; Biomedical imaging; Data structures; Dictionaries; Image storage; Laboratories; Medical diagnostic imaging; Physics; Picture archiving and communication systems; Radiology; Standards development;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575186
