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High-level PACS Framework SDK Libraries

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The LEADTOOLS High-level PACS Framework builds upon the LEADTOOLS DICOM Communications classes with high-level client (SCU) and server (SCP) class implementations. These classes encapsulate LEAD's years of medical-imaging development experience and provide an extensible, programmer-friendly framework for rapid application and system development.

Rapidly develop PACS solutions

Develop Powerful PACS Applications Faster

The LEADTOOLS High-level PACS Framework removes the need to know the internal workings of DICOM communications. Because the framework handles all of the low-level communications, developers are free to devote more time to user interface and business logic. Additionally, these classes are built upon the foundation of LEAD's low-level DICOM communications layer, so they provide the power and flexibility to handle any situation.

API with DICOM PACS Client support

DICOM PACS Client

The LEADTOOLS High-level PACS Framework provides classes to do common operations, including C-ECHO, C-FIND, C-STORE, C-MOVE, and C-GET. The framework internally handles all of the low-level DICOM communications such as connection, association, and message handling.

Libraries with DICOM PACS Server support

DICOM PACS Server

With the service-based architecture of the LEADTOOLS High-level PACS Framework, developing a PACS server that hosts SCPs can be done with minimal time and code. Multiple SCPs can be hosted on the same server running as individual Windows services, providing added isolation and security. Each framework service class handles all of the low-level communication, freeing the developer to implement enterprise-specific logic for services such as C-ECHO, C-FIND, C-STORE, C-MOVE, and C-GET.

DICOM and PACS add-ins

Standard DICOM and PACS Service Add-ins

The following is a list of DICOM and PACS service add-ins included with the LEADTOOLS High-level PACS Framework. These framework add-ins can be used as-is or modified to meet the specific needs of any system. Additionally, developers can create completely new custom add-ins.

Developers can even further divide the framework service add-ins by SOP class and transfer syntax for more flexibility to implement specific business logic. For example, the add-ins may be segmented to store CT and MR images into different databases.

High-level PACS Framework

User Experience and Productivity Add-ins

The following is a list of user experience and productivity add-ins included with the LEADTOOLS High-level PACS Framework. These framework add-ins can be used as-is or modified to meet the specific needs of any system. Additionally, developers can create completely new custom add-ins.

  • Auto-copy - automatically route retrieved incoming DICOM image data to any number of PACS servers
  • Logging - uniformly log all DICOM services to a central database
  • Gateway - configure multiple Storage Servers from different locations into one query source
  • Patient Updater - seamlessly modify existing patient and study information
  • Rule Script Editor - customizable scripting interface to perform user-defined actions upon any number of events and incoming requests
  • Task Forwarding - archive received images immediately or on a schedule
DICOM libraries with interoperability support

Interoperability Add-ins

The following is a list of interoperability add-ins included with the LEADTOOLS High-level PACS Framework. These framework add-ins can be used as-is or modified to meet the specific needs of any system. Additionally, developers can create completely new custom add-ins.

  • HL7 MWL Add-in - Listens for incoming MWL HL7 pipe messages and forwards them as DICOM messages to be processed by the Modality Worklist Add-in
  • HL7 Patient Update Add-in - Listens for incoming patient update HL7 pipe messages and forwards them as DICOM messages to PatientUpdater Add-in
  • Atmos External Store Add-in - Create, retrieve, update, and delete DICOM data on EMC Atmos Cloud Storage
  • Azure External Store Add-in - Create, retrieve, update, and delete DICOM data on Microsoft Azure Cloud Storage
  • AWS S3 External Store Add-in - Create, retrieve, update, and delete DICOM data on Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) Cloud Storage
High-level PACS Framework Development Made Easy

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High-level PACS Framework libraries as well as all LEADTOOLS Recognition, Document, Medical, Vector, and Imaging technologies for all development and target platforms, including Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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Online Demo Application that include High-level PACS Framework SDK Libraries

HTML5/JavaScript Medical Web Viewer Framework

A zero-footprint Medical viewer with light and dark themes to display DICOM images (pixel data) with window level, density removal, offset, scale, zoom, stack, annotation/markup, and multi-touch support for phone, tablet, and desktop.

It demonstrates zero-footprint 3D volume rendering of multiple volume types including VRT, MIP, MPR, and SSD in the Medical Web Viewer. The viewer does not require browser plugins, desktop utilities, or remote desktop clients and options for low-resolution and caching to speed up rendering and loading.

Note: If you have your own test images that you would like to upload into the application, contact support@leadtools.com to have a private user profile created.