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Integrating Mac Systems into

a Medical IT Infrastructure

Managing the Explosion

in Imaging Data

A revolution is under way in radiology. Imaging data is exploding in both volume

and complexity. New scanning and measurement devices capture up to 1000 times

more data than previous generations. While more and better imaging data brings

obvious benets, it also has triggered the need for powerful viewing and postpro-

cessing workstations that allow fast and multidimensional access to high-resolution

volumetric data sets.

Processing large data volumes is not the only challenge for today’s workstations,

however. For an imaging workstation to be optimally productive, it must be able to

fuse data gleaned from dierent modalities and then apply special analytic algorithms

that allow radiologists to visualize only the relevant diagnostic information. Since few

physicians are experts in image processing, networking, and 2D/3D algorithms, all of

these features should be accessible via an intuitive user interface.

The High Cost of Today’s Imaging Workstations

Leading vendors of medical imaging tools oer workstation solutions that target

those needs. Yet the price of most complete 2D/3D DICOM workstations can reach

US$40,000 or even $60,000, with the bulk of costs driven by software licenses. As a

result, budget-strapped hospitals and clinics today are forced to care for patients

without the advantage of advanced radiological imaging tools.

And this reality triggers another, more serious cost: Without the proper resources,

radiology teams may face a disrupted workow that could keep them from quickly

and eciently delivering life-saving diagnoses and treatment.

OsiriX: Rapid Innovation

Thanks to the eorts of open source software developers and the availability of

powerful Apple Mac Pro workstations, a more aordable option is available to hospital

radiology teams and other medical personnel who need access to such data.

With OsiriX,

an open source imaging workstation application available only for Mac

computers running the Mac OS X operating system, physicians have access to most

of the common features of radiological imaging. OsiriX supports virtually all modality

types and features DICOM networking functions; sophisticated image organization

tools; and 2D, 3D, and 4D reconstruction tools.

The application features multiplanar, surface-shaded, and volume-rendering algorithms

and includes many of the same advanced functions as commercial DICOM worksta-

tions, such as 4D imaging (required for cardiac MRI or CT) and sophisticated image

“ With OsiriX on Mac, we

realized a top-performance

workstation at an unbeatable

price.”

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