The LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Framework is divided into several components built with the LEADTOOLS High Level PACS Framework. These workstation components come with default implementations that can be replaced or customized to meet the specific needs of your organization. The object oriented and componentized design allows existing PACS Workstation systems to be replaced in whole or one component at a time.
DICOM Client
Any LEADTOOLS or third party DICOM client can communicate with the LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Framework using Study Root Query and Retrieve, Storage and Storage Commitment, and Find and Move Services.
DICOM PACS Server
With the LEADTOOLS High-Level DICOM PACS Server component, LEADTOOLS and third party DICOM clients can query and retrieve from, and store to a workstation database.
DICOM Media Creation Management (CD/DVD Burning)
The LEADTOOLS Workstation Framework supports the DICOM Media Creation Management IOD and Service Classes. Submit Media Creation requests to any custom-developed or third-party DICOM Media Creation station to burn DICOM studies, series, and images to CDs, DVDs or any other media. Additionally, LEADTOOLS includes a stand-alone Workstation Viewer that can run from CD/DVD and reads the DICOM Directory burned to the disc.
Media Creation Management features can be used to manually burn media discs on any Workstation Client or queue up requests to a centralized burning station. LEADTOOLS can directly interface with Primera Bravo devices to automatically burn DICOM CD and DVD media. Add-in source code is provided for the developer to customize support for any burning device.
DICOM PACS Workstation Add-ins
Because every system and organization is different, it is impossible to create a product that meets every need out of the box. For this reason, the LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Framework leverages add-ins that developers can quickly implement to perform various tasks. All DICOM requests are delegated to the add-ins to be processed. The LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Framework includes several add-in implementations with source code including:
- Study Root Find SCP Service
- Study Root Move SCP Service
- Storage Service
- Storage Commit Service
- DICOM Transaction Log to Database
- Media Creation Management
DICOM PACS Workstation Data Access Layer
The LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Data Access Layer (DAL) ensures maximum flexibility for data storage. Developers may inherit from a LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation DAL implementation for virtually any database system including SQL server, Oracle and MySQL by creating a class that implements the LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation DAL interfaces. The inheritable default DAL implementation works with SQL server and SQL CE.
Database
By implementing the respective data access layer, virtually any database system may be used with the LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Framework. The default DAL included with the LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Framework supports SQL Server and SQL CE.
DICOM PACS Workstation User Controls
The LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation includes all user interface controls needed to build a DICOM Workstation. Provided controls include an image viewer control, search control, service manager control, log viewer control and configuration control. All of the controls may be easily customized to meet the specific needs of your users.
DICOM PACS Workstation Client
The LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Framework uses DAL components to query and retrieve images from, and store images to the local database. The PACS Workstation Client also uses the LEADTOOLS PACS Framework to query, retrieve, and store images to remote DICOM PACS servers.
DICOM PACS Workstation Loader
The LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Loader retrieves study, series, and image information in the background from the Workstation Client and loads that information into the LEADTOOLS Medical Viewer control.
DICOM PACS High-Level Client Framework
The LEADTOOLS DICOM PACS High-Level Client Framework leverages the LEADTOOLS PACS Framework to facilitate communication between PACS Workstation clients and LEADTOOLS or third party DICOM PACS servers.
Remote DICOM PACS Server
The LEADTOOLS PACS Workstation Framework can communicate with any LEADTOOLS or third party DICOM PACS server.
