<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ziegler, Scott E</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Development of a Next-Generation Automated DICOM Processing System in a PACS-Less Research Environment.</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">J Digit Imaging</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012 May 1</style></date></pub-dates></dates><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The use of clinical imaging modalities within the pharmaceutical research space provides value and challenges. Typical clinical settings will utilize a Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) to transmit and manage Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) images generated by clinical imaging systems. However, a PACS is complex and provides many features that are not required within a research setting, making it difficult to generate a business case and determine the return on investment. We have developed a next-generation DICOM processing system using open-source software, commodity server hardware such as Apple Xserve®, high-performance network-attached storage (NAS), and in-house-developed preprocessing programs. DICOM-transmitted files are arranged in a flat file folder hierarchy easily accessible via our downstream analysis tools and a standard file browser. This next-generation system had a minimal construction cost due to the reuse of all the components from our first-generation system with the addition of a second server for a few thousand dollars. Performance metrics were gathered and the system was found to be highly scalable, performed significantly better than the first-generation system, is modular, has satisfactory image integrity, and is easier to maintain than the first-generation system. The resulting system is also portable across platforms and utilizes minimal hardware resources, allowing for easier upgrades and migration to smaller form factors at the hardware end-of-life. This system has been in production successfully for 8 months and services five clinical instruments and three pre-clinical instruments. This system has provided us with the necessary DICOM C-Store functionality, eliminating the need for a clinical PACS for day-to-day image processing.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>